Gunalda is a rural town in the

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was create ...

and a

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split between Gympie Region and

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Gunalda had a population of 392 people.

Geography

The town is from the state capital,

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. The

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runs through from south-west to north. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (

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) and passes to the west of the town and exists to the north-west (

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). Previously the railway line passed through the town, which was served by the now-dismantled Gunalda railway station ().

History

Thompson's Flat Provisional School opened on 8 August 1881. In 1889, the school was renamed Gunalda Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Gunalda State School. Eaton Post Office opened on 1 September 1882 and was renamed Gunalda in 1883. The town was originally called Keelar but after the railway station was named Gunalda on 2 November 1923, the town was renamed Gunalda. In December 1938, the foundation stone was laid for a Catholic church. On Sunday 8 October 1939, Archbishop

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officially opened and dedicated the Catholic Church of the Little Flower. In 1947, Christ Church Anglican was relocated from Munna Creek to 11 King Street () in Gunalda where it retained the name Christ Church Anglican. At the , Gunalda and the surrounding area had a population of 574. In the , the locality of Gunalda had a population of 392 people.

Education

Gunalda State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at King Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 35 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Gunalda. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in

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to the south-east.

Facilities

Gunalda Cemetery is on the western end of Cotter Drive ().

References

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