Gunnawarra, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Gunnawarra
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.8902°N 145.0722°W
Pop:27
Postcode:4872
Area:956.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:43.7
Dir1:S
Location1:Mount Garnet
Dist2:90.1
Dir2:SW
Location2:Ravenshoe
Dist3:140
Dir3:SW
Location3:Atherton
Dist4:205
Dir4:SW
Location4:Cairns
Dist5:1716
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Tablelands Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Mount Garnet
Near-Ne:Innot Hot Springs
Near-E:Innot Hot Springs
Near-Se:Glen Ruth
Near-S:Minnamoolka
Near-Sw:Forty Mile
Near-W:Forty Mile
Near-Nw:Munderra

Gunnawarra is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Gunnawarra had a population of 27 people.

Geography

Gunnawarra is south-west of Cairns via the Bruce Highway, Gillies Range Road, Lake Barrine Road, State Route 25, State Route 24, the Kennedy Highway and Gunnawarra Road. From further west it can be accessed via the Kennedy Highway.

The Herbert River forms most of the eastern boundary.

The Kennedy Highway crosses the north-west corner from the north. Ootann Road enters from the north-west. [2]

Gunnawarra has the following mountains (from north to south):

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The name Gunnawarra comes from the pastoral property established by Walter Jervoise Scott and his brother Arthur Jervoise Scott, and is derived from Aboriginal words gunnaya meaning camp and warra meaning small.[1]

Demographics

In the, Gunnawarra had a population of 13 people.

In the, Gunnawarra had a population of 27 people.

Heritage listings

Gunnawarra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Gunnawarra. The nearest government primary school is Mount Garnet State School in neighbouring Mount Garnet to the north. The nearet government secondary school is Ravenshoe State School (to Year 12) in Ravenshoe to the north-east.[7]

Tourism

Gunnawarra is the start and end of two sections of the Bicentennial National Trail.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. 30 October 2019.
  2. Gunnawarra, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 13 April 2022 . 17 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220417022435/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11677492#map=11/-17.8927/145.0150 . live .
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. 14 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 24 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  8. Web site: Section One – Cooktown to Gunnawarra. Bicentennial National Trail. 23 March 2014. 14 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140114211516/http://www.bicentennialnationaltrail.com.au/discover-the-bnt/section-one-cooktown-to-gunnawarra/. live.
  9. Web site: Section Two – Gunnawarra to Collinsville. Bicentennial National Trail. 23 March 2014. 14 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140114211525/http://www.bicentennialnationaltrail.com.au/discover-the-bnt/section-two-gunnawarra-to-collinsville/. live.