Kinkuna is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.

Geography

The Elliott River forms part of the northern boundary of the locality, while the

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(specifically

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) forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality. The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the locality entering the locality from the south-west ( Goodwood / Woodgate), passing through Kinkuna railway station () and the former Gotlow railway station (), before exiting to the northwest (

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). Most of the locality is within the Burrum Coast National Park which extends into neighbouring Woodgate and Goodwood to the south. The area outside the national park is within the north-west of the locality; the land use there is predominantly growing

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and other crops with some

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housing mostly beside the Elliott River.

History

Gotlow railway station was named on 3 April 1913 by the

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and is an Aboriginal word meaning ''

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''. The locality takes its name from the Kinkuna railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 9 April 1941. is an Aboriginal word meaning "'' laughing''". The Burrum Coast National Park was established in 1999 as the amalgamation of the Kinkuna, Woodgate and Burrum River national parks.

Demographics

In the , Kinkuna had a population of 111 people. In the , Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kinkuna. The nearest government primary school is Alloway State School in neighbouring

to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is

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. There are also non-government schools in

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and its suburbs.

References

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