Kinkuna, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kinkuna
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.0252°N 152.4475°W
Pop:105
Postcode:4670
Area:113.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Burnett
Fedgov:Hinkler
Near-N:Calavos
Near-Ne:Coonarr
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Woodgate
Near-S:Woodgate
Near-Sw:Goodwood
Near-W:Elliott
Near-Nw:Alloway

Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.

Geography

The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the locality entering the locality from the south-west (Goodwood / Woodgate), passing through Kinkuna railway station (-25.0529°N 152.3959°W) and Gotlow railway station (-24.9924°N 152.3831°W), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway).[2] [3]

Gotlow is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality near the Gotlow railway station (-25°N 152.3833°W).

History

Gotlow takes its name from the Gotlow railway station, which was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala.[4]

The locality takes its name from the Kinkuna railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 9 April 1941. Australian languages: Kinkuna is an Aboriginal word meaning "laughing".[5]

Demographics

In the Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.

In the, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 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. 27 December 2017.
  4. 26 December 2020.
  5. 4 January 2021.