Dundowran is a rural
locality
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in the
Fraser Coast Region
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Dundowran had a population of 1,085 people.
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Geography
Dundowran has mixed land use, including residential, industrial and agricultural (dry and irrigated crops and grazing on native vegetation). There are also two quarries.
History
The name ''Dundowran'' might be derived from the Kabi language
Gubbi Gubbi, also spelt Kabi Kabi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Gubbi Gubbi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Butc ...
"thundarun" indicating plum tree, a reference to either the Burdekin plum ( Pleiogynuim timorense) or the Davidsons plum (Davidsonia pruriens
''Davidsonia pruriens'', also known as ooray, Davidson's plum, or Queensland Davidson's plum, is a medium-sized rainforest tree of northern Queensland, Australia.
The leaves are large and compound. The edible dark burgundy colored fruit is pro ...
). However, it might also be named for the Queensland kauri pine (Agathis robusta
''Agathis robusta'', commonly known as Queensland kauri (pine), kauri pine or smooth-barked kauri, is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in Papua New Guinea and in two widely separated loca ...
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Dundowran Provisional School opened on 28 September 1891, becoming Dundowran State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in December 1960. The school was initially located on the "Red Road" (the sloping road from the Dundowran Hall to Nikenbah) but was later moved a mile away to a location near the entrance of the quarry.
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Demographics
In the , Dundowran had a population of 909 people.
Heritage listings
Dundowran has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 166 Craignish Road: Gallagher and Bagnell grave site
Education
There are no schools in Dundowran. The nearest primary school is Yarrilee State School in Uraween to the east and Hervey Bay State High School in Pialba
Pialba is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the , the suburb of Pialba had a population of 4,151 ...
to the north-east.
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Further reading
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Fraser Coast Region
Localities in Queensland