Trunding Explained

Type:suburb
Trunding
State:qld
Coordinates:-12.633°N 141.8769°W
Pop:929
Postcode:4874
Area:2.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:649
Dir1:NW
Location1:Cooktown
Dist2:818
Dir2:NW
Location2:Cairns
Dist3:1140
Dir3:NW
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:2493
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Weipa Town
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Albatross Bay
Near-Ne:Rocky Point
Near-E:Rocky Point
Near-Se:Mission River
Near-S:Mission River
Near-Sw:Nanum
Near-W:Nanum
Near-Nw:Albatross Bay

Trunding is a coastal residential locality in the Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Trunding had a population of 929 people.

Geography

Albatross Bay is off-shore to the west (-12.6206°N 141.8648°W).[2] with Nanum Beach (-12.6345°N 141.8632°W) extending from Nanum to Trunding.[3] Albatross Bay is part of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The land in the north-west of Trunding is used for residential housing while the remainder of the locality is undeveloped.

History

The locality is believed to takes its name from Trunding Creek (possibly originally called Trundling Creek).[1]

Demographics

In the, Trunding had a population of 962 people.

In the, Trunding had a population of 929 people.

Education

There are no schools in Trunding. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Western Cape College in neighbouring Rocky Point to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 5 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020. Bays - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063709/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.