| 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.
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.
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]
In the, Gunnawarra had a population of 13 people.
In the, Gunnawarra had a population of 27 people.
Gunnawarra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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]
Gunnawarra is the start and end of two sections of the Bicentennial National Trail.[8] [9]