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Town in Queensland, Australia
Gununa , sometimes spelt Gunana , is a rural town on Mornington Island within the locality of Wellesley Islands in the Shire of Mornington , Queensland , Australia.[2] 2021 census , the town of Gununa had a population of 1,022 people.[1]
Geography
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Gununa is located on the southwestern end of Mornington Island, on the Gulf of Carpentaria . The town faces the Appel Channel, (16°40′55 ″S 139°11′31 ″E / 16.682°S 139.192°E / -16.682; 139.192 (Appel Channel ) 16°42′52 ″S 139°09′35 ″E / 16.7144°S 139.1597°E / -16.7144; 139.1597 (Denham Island ) [3] [4] [5]
History
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The town was founded in 1914[6] Queensland Place Names Board on 16 January 1982.[2] Lardil word.[6]
Mornington Island State School opened on 28 January 1975.[7]
Gununa Post Office was open by 1982.[8]
Demographics
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In the 2016 census , the town of Gununa had a population of 1,136 people,[9] [10]
In the 2021 census , the town of Gununa had a population of 1,022 people,[1] [11]
Education
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Mornington Island State School is a government-run primary and secondary school for boys and girls from early childhood through Year 10. It is located at Lardil Street (16°39′59 ″S 139°10′57 ″E / 16.6663°S 139.1825°E / -16.6663; 139.1825 (Mornington Island State School ) [12] [13] [14] special education program.[12]
There are no schools offering education to Year 12 on the island; nor are there any nearby.[15] Distance education or boarding school are the only options for education past Year 10.
Amenities
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Gununa Post Office is in Mukukiya Street (16°39′49 ″S 139°10′38 ″E / 16.6635°S 139.1771°E / -16.6635; 139.1771 (Gununa Post Office )
Mornington Island Uniting Church is at 21 Dajibuka Street (16°39′49 ″S 139°10′36 ″E / 16.6635°S 139.1766°E / -16.6635; 139.1766 (Mornington Island Uniting Church ) [17] Uniting Church in Australia .[18]
References
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^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 November 2020 .
^ "Appel Channel – channel in the Shire of Mornington (entry 680)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 November 2020 .
^ "Denham Island – island in the Shire of Mornington (entry 9734)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 November 2020 .
^ a b "Useful Information" . Mornington Shire Council . 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 .
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List" . Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2021 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gununa (UCL)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mornington (S )" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 5 October 2018 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mornington (Shire)" . 2021 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 16 June 2024 .
^ a b "State and non-state school details" . Queensland Government . 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "Mornington Island State School" . Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021 .
^ "ACARA School Profile 2018" . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 November 2019 .
^ "Find a Church" . Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod . Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020 .
^ "Queensland congregations and faith communities" (PDF) . Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
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