| Type: | town |
| Gunalda | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -25.9944°N 152.5613°W |
| Pop: | 426 |
| Postcode: | 4570 |
| Area: | 67.3 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 27.3 |
| Dir1: | NW |
| Location1: | Gympie |
| Dist2: | 194 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Gympie Region |
| Lga2: | Fraser Coast Region |
| Stategov: | Gympie |
| Fedgov: | Wide Bay |
| Near-N: | Kanigan |
| Near-Ne: | Glenwood Neerdie |
| Near-E: | Anderleigh |
| Near-Se: | Anderleigh |
| Near-S: | Curra |
| Near-Sw: | Curra |
| Near-W: | Scotchy Pocket |
| Near-Nw: | Theebine |
Gunalda is a rural town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] [3] In the, the locality of Gunalda had a population of 426 people.
The town is 196km (122miles) from the state capital, Brisbane.
The Bruce Highway runs through from south-west to north.
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Curra) and passes to the west of the town and exists to the north-west (Theebine). Previously the railway line passed through the town,[4] which was served by the now-dismantled Gunalda railway station (-25.9943°N 152.562°W).[5]
Thompson's Flat Provisional School opened on 8 August 1881. In 1889, the school was renamed Gunalda Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Gunalda State School.
Eaton Post Office opened on 1 September 1882 and was renamed Gunalda in 1883.[6]
The town was originally called Keelar but after the railway station was named Gunalda on 2 November 1923, the town was renamed Gunalda.
In December 1938, the foundation stone was laid for a Catholic church. On Sunday 8 October 1939, Archbishop James Duhig officially opened and dedicated the Catholic Church of the Little Flower.[7]
In 1947, Christ Church Anglican was relocated from Munna Creek to 11 King Street in Gunalda where it retained the name Christ Church Anglican.[8] [9]
In the, the locality of Gunalda and the surrounding area had a population of 574 people.
In the, the locality of Gunalda had a population of 392 people.
In the, the locality of Gunalda had a population of 426 people.
Gunalda State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at King Street (-25.9927°N 152.5604°W).[10] [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 35 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12]
There are no secondary schools in Gunalda. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east.
Gunalda Cemetery is on the western end of Cotter Drive (-25.9875°N 152.5553°W).[13]
