Eungella Hinterland is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Mackay Region The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estima ...

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_ ...

, Australia. In the , Eungella Hinterland had a population of 3 people.

Geography

Eungella Hinterland is mountainous undeveloped terrain with individual peaks including Mount William , Mount David , and Mount Dalrymple . The eastern half of the locality is a protected area, involving the Macartney State Forest,

Eungella National Park Eungella National Park ( ; meaning "Land of the clouds") is a protected area in Queensland, Australia. It is on the Clarke Range at the end of the Pioneer Valley 80 km west of Mackay, and 858 km northwest of Brisbane. Eungel ...

, Pelion Forest Reserve and Pelion State Forest.

History

The locality takes its name from the town and pastoral run name, which in turn was named in July 1876 by explorer

Ernest Favenc Ernest Favenc (21 October 1845 – 14 November 1908) was an explorer of Australia, a journalist, author of verse, novels and short stories, and an historian. Personal life Favenc was born in Walworth, Surrey, England. Of Huguenot descent, he ...

in July 1876. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word, meaning ''land of cloud''.

References

{{Mackay Region Mackay Region Localities in Queensland