Gungaloon is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Gungaloon had a population of 27 people.

Geography

''Doongul Creek'', a tributary of the ''

Burrum River The Burrum River is a river in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The river rises within Lake Lenthall, impounded by Lenthalls Dam at the confluence of several smaller watercourses including Harwood Cr ...

'', forms most of the northern boundary. The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) forms the southern boundary, entering from the south-east (

Thinoomba Thinoomba is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous s ...

/ Dunmora) and exiting to the south-west (

Aramara Aramara is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Aramara had a population of 71 people. Geography The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route ...

). The Old Gayndah Road enters the locality from the east (Dunmora) and exits to the west ( Doongul). A section of Wongi National Park is in the west of the locality. Wongi State Forest is in the north-west and the north-east of the locality, extending into neighbouring Doongul, Duckinwilla, and Dunmora. Gungaloon State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. Thinoomba State Forest is in the south of the locality extending into neighbouring

. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

It is unclear precisely when Doongal Lower Provisional School opened and closed. Subscriptions were called for in 1893 to build the school. The school was operating in 1896 when a teacher was transferred there. In 1915, the school building was sold for removal. It was at approx . Gungaloon State School opened on 27 October 1921 and closed in 1931. It was on the eastern side of the junction of Thinoomba Road and Ross Road (), now within neighbouring

to the south.

Demographics

In the , Gungaloon had a population of 33 people. In the , Gungaloon had a population of 27 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gungaloon. The nearest government primary schools are Sunbury State School in Maryborough to the east, Mungar State School in Mungar to the south-east, and Brooweena State School in

Brooweena Brooweena is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Brooweena had a population of 91 people. Geography The town is located in the Wide Bay–Burnett area and is north of the state ...

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough. There are also a number of non-government schools in Maryborough and its suburbs.

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