Gunyarra Explained

Type:suburb
Gunyarra
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.498°N 148.5794°W
Pop:30
Postcode:4800
Area:27.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.6
Dir1:S
Location1:Proserpine
Dist2:115
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Mackay
Dist3:272
Dir3:SE
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1065
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Whitsunday Region
Stategov:Whitsunday
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Kelsey Creek
Near-Ne:Goorganga Plains
Near-E:Goorganga Plains
Near-Se:Thoopara
Near-S:Goorganga Creek
Near-Sw:Goorganga Creek
Near-W:Silver Creek
Near-Nw:Kelsey Creek

Gunyarra is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Gunyarra had a population of 30 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded by the Bruce Highway to the east.

The North Coast railway line enters from the south-east (Thoopara) and exits to the north (Kelsey Creek / Goorganga Creek). Gunyarra railway station is an abandoned railway station in the south of the locality on the railway line (-20.5096°N 148.5671°W).[2]

The Whitsunday Coast Airport (formerly Proserpine Airport) is in the south of the locality, west of the railway line .

The land in the east of the locality is used for irrigated cropping, mostly sugarcane. A cane tramway network passes through the south-east of the locality to deliver harvested sugarcane to the Prosperine sugar mill in Proserpine to the north.

The west of the locality is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the railway station which is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning crocodile.[1]

Demographics

In the, Gunyarra had a population of 16 people.

In the, Gunyarra had a population of 30 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gunyarra. The nearest primary school is Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the north. The nearest secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine.

Amenities

On Lascelles Road in the north-east of the locality are race tracks used by the Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club and the Whitsunday Sporting Car Club.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. 9 November 2020.
  2. Web site: 27 August 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club. 2020-11-09. Motorcycling Queensland. en-US.
  4. Web site: Whitsunday Sporting Car Club. 2020-11-09. Whitsunday Sporting Car Club. en.