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Wunjunga, Queensland
Wunjunga is a coastal locality in the Shire of Burdekin in Queensland, Australia. In the , Wunjunga had a population of 9 people. Geography It is located south of Home Hill in North Queensland. The waters of the '' Coral Sea'' form the eastern boundary. Road infrastructure The Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ... runs along the western boundary. References Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Inkerman
Inkerman is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Inkerman had a population of 145 people. Geography Inkerman bounded on the west by the Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line. Although most of the locality is flat land (0- above sea level, Inkerman has the following mountains: * Charlies Hill () * Mount Alma () * Mount Inkerman () The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. History Inkerman Post Office opened by 1915 as a receiving office (known for a time as Inkerman Siding) and closed in 1975. Inkerman State School opened on 24 November 1915. It closed on 31 December 1974. It was at 22 Wallace Road (). At the 2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Queensland
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity. Townsville is the largest urban centre in North Queensland, leading it to be regarded as an unofficial capital. The region has a population of 231,628 and covers . Geography There is no official boundary that separates North Queensland from the rest of the state. Unofficially it is usually considered to have a southern border beginning south of the Mackay Region southern boundary, but historically it has been as far south as Rockhampton. To the north is the Far North Queensland region, centred on Cairns and out west is the Gulf Country. A coastal region centred on its largest settlement is the city of Townsville. The city is the locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Burdekin
The Shire of Burdekin is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen, Queensland, Bowen in the River delta, delta of the Burdekin River. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1888. History Yuru language, Yuru (also known as ''Juru, Euronbba, Juru, Mal Mal, Malmal'') is an Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuru country. The Yuru language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Burdekin, including the town of Home Hill, Queensland, Home Hill.' On 16 January 1888, the Ayr Division was created out of Subdivision 3 of the Thuringowa Division in 1888 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Ayr Division became the Shire of Ayr on 31 March 1903. On 12 June 1982, the Shire of Ay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunjunga2
Wunjunga is a coastal locality in the Shire of Burdekin in Queensland, Australia. In the , Wunjunga had a population of 9 people. Geography It is located south of Home Hill in North Queensland. The waters of the ''Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...'' form the eastern boundary. Road infrastructure The Bruce Highway runs along the western boundary. References Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inkerman, Queensland
Inkerman is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Inkerman had a population of 145 people. Geography Inkerman bounded on the west by the Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line. Although most of the locality is flat land (0- above sea level, Inkerman has the following mountains: * Charlies Hill () * Mount Alma () * Mount Inkerman () The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. History Inkerman Post Office opened by 1915 as a receiving office (known for a time as Inkerman Siding) and closed in 1975. Inkerman State School opened on 24 November 1915. It closed on 31 December 1974. It was at 22 Wallace Road (). At the 2006 census, Inkerman had a population of 520. In the 2011 census, Inkerman had a population of 364 people. In the the locality of Inkerman had a population of 145 people. Heritage listings Inkerman has a number of heritage-listed sites, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Burdekin
Burdekin is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern semi-rural localities as well as the coal-mining towns of Collinsville, Moranbah and Clermont. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate. History The 1949 redistribution abolished the electoral district of Bowen. Part of Bowen was combined with part of Mundingburra (which continued as an electorate, but more centred on Townsville) to create the new electoral district of Burdekin, centred on Ayr and Home Hill. Members for Burdekin Election results References External links Electorate Profile(Antony Green, ABC) Burdekin The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. It covers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangaratta, Queensland
Wangaratta is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Wangaratta had a population of 27 people. History In the , Wangaratta had a population of 27 people. References Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumlu, Queensland
Gumlu is a town and coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gumlu had a population of 181 people. Geography Gumlu is located in between Home Hill and Bowen. It is by road from Home Hill and by road from Bowen. The town of Gumlu is located near the eastern boundary of the suburb. The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from east to west passing through the town. There are three railway stops within the locality: * Bobawaba railway station () * Wakala railway station, now abandoned () * Gumlu railway station, serving the town () The north-eastern boundary of the locality is the Coral Sea. Molongle Creek () is the eastern boundary and Wangaratta Creek () is the western boundary. The north-eastern half of the locality is most flat land at sea level with the south-western half rising gradually with unnamed peaks of about 300 metres. History The town takes its name from the Gumlu railway sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
