Oonoonba is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Oonoonba had a population of 1,675 people.

Geography

Oonoonba is approximately by road south from

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. The suburb is bounded to the north by the Ross River, to the east loosely by Gordon Creek, to the south by the North Coast railway line and to the west loosely by Northshore Circuit. The suburb is predominantly a residential area. Oonoonba was once considered isolated from Townsville, but subdivision development at neighbouring Idalia has filled the void between and has made Oonoonba become part of the contiguous urban area of Townsville. The areas in the north and east of the suburb along the river are not used as they are marshland. The North Coast railway line passes through the suburb from south (Idalia/ Cluden) to north, crossing the Ross River to

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(). The suburb is served by the Oonoonba railway station () but there is no infrastructure at the station any more. Abbot Road runs through the suburb from south (Idalia/Cluden where it connects to the

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), running parallel and to the immediate east of the railway line, exiting the suburb as it crosses the Ross River on Rooneys Bridge to Railway Estate. There are three bridge crossings at this point from west to east: the rail bridge, a pedestrian/cycle bridge, and the road bridge.

History

The suburb takes its name from its railway station name, which in turn was named in 1880 using an Aboriginal word meaning ''water'' or ''wet ground''. Oonoonba State School opened on 15 November 1920. The "old school" was later bulldozed for the new road creating the "new school" the school was opened in 2002 and is still open today. In the , Oonoonba had a population of 1,675 people.

Education

There are no schools within the suburb. The nearest primary school is Oonoonba State School, which is within the boundaries of the neighbouring suburb of Idalia. The nearest secondary schools are

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to the north in Railway Estate and

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in Annandale.

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* {{Suburbs of Townsville Suburbs of Townsville