Kawungan is a suburb of

Hervey Bay Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to ...

in the

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, Australia. In the Kawungan had a population of 4,816 people.

Geography

The suburb is mostly flat land ranging from above sea level with some hillier terrain towards the south of the suburb, up to . The northern part of the suburb is used for residential purposes while the southern part of the suburb, which is on the current urban edge of Hervey Bay's development, is partly residential and partly farmland, used for

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on native vegetation.

History

The suburb was officially named and bounded by

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on 1 September 1980. ''Kawungan'' is reported to be from the

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word, with ''kai wung'' referring to the scrub magpie (''

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'') and ''dha/gun'' meaning ''place'', thus ''place of the scrub magpie''. Hervey Bay Special School opened on 11 March 1986. Kawungan State School opened on 29 January 1991. In the Kawungan had a population of 4,816 people.

Heritage listings

Kawungan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 125 Doolong Road: Colonsay Farm (former Doolong Farm)

Education

Kawungan State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Grevillea Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 897 students with 73 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. Hervey Bay Special School is a special primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 23 Frangipanni Avenue (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 106 students with 29 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in the suburb. The nearest secondary schools are Hervey Bay State High School in neighbouring

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to the north-west and Urangan State High School in Urangan to the east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area, including: * Areca Drive Park () * Arlington Court Park () * Cromdale Circuit Park () * Daydream Court () * Denmans Camp Road () * Lilley Park () * Low Park () * Mackay Drive Park () * Margaret Lin Park () * Meledie Ave Park () * Nelsley Court Park () * Oleander Ave Park () Baycrest retirement village is at 99 Doolong Road (). It includes the Baycrest RSL aged care facility (). A chapel of

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is at 29 Grevillea Road ().

References

External links

{{Fraser Coast Region Suburbs of Hervey Bay Fraser Coast Region