Kinkuna, Queensland

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Kinkuna
Queensland
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Population 111 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 0.975/km2 (2.526/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4670
Area 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal Division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Kinkuna:
Alloway Calavos Coonarr
Elliott Kinkuna Coral Sea
Goodwood Woodgate Woodgate

Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.[1]

Geography

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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and Gotlow railway station (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway).[3][4][5]

Gotlow is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality near the Gotlow railway station (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[6]

History

Gotlow takes its name from the Gotlow railway station, which was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala.[6]

The locality takes its name from the Kinkuna railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 9 April 1941. Kinkuna is an Aboriginal word meaning "laughing".[7]

In the 2016 census Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.[1]

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