Gumlu is a town and coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Gumlu had a population of 124 people.

Geography

Gumlu is located in between

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and Bowen. It is by road from Home Hill and by road from Bowen. The town of Gumlu is located near the eastern boundary of the suburb. The

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and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from east to west passing through the town. There are three railway stops within the locality: * Bobawaba railway station () * Wakala railway station, now abandoned () * Gumlu railway station, serving the town () The north-eastern boundary of the locality is the

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. Molongle Creek () is the eastern boundary and Wangaratta Creek () is the western boundary. The north-eastern half of the locality is most flat land at sea level with the south-western half rising gradually with unnamed peaks of about 300 metres.

History

The town takes its name from the Gumlu railway station which was assigned by the

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on 15 January 1912, and is believed to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word ''gunyaloo'', meaning rock wallaby. Molongle Creek Provisional School opened on 13 October 1913. It became Molongle Creek State School on 1 December 1914. In 1920 it was renamed Gumlu State School. Houses have boomed in Gumlu lately by about 100% in a year, because of a coal mine opening up.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Gumlu had a population of 181 people. In the , the locality of Gumlu had a population of 124 people.

Economy

Gumlu is a major region for growing of winter vegetables from April/May through to November with mangoes being harvested in the summer months. To celebrate their horticultural focus, a "Big Pumpkin" and a "Big Watermelon" have been constructed in a public rest area beside the Bruce Highway in the town

Education

Gumlu State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at De Salis Street (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 14 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 19 students with 2 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Gumlu. The nearest government secondary school is Home Hill State High School in

to the north-west.

Amenities

Gumlu has a petrol station.

References

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* {{authority control Whitsunday Region Mining towns in Queensland Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland