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Kunioon, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°40′09″S 151°54′09″E / 26.6691°S 151.9024°E / -26.6691; 151.9024
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Kunioon
Queensland
Kunioon is located in Queensland
Kunioon
Kunioon
Coordinates26°40′09″S 151°54′09″E / 26.6691°S 151.9024°E / -26.6691; 151.9024
Population28 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.959/km2 (2.48/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4615
Area29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Kunioon:
Goodger Hodgleigh Barker Creek Flat
Goodger Kunioon Nanango
Goodger Brooklands Brooklands

Kunioon is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kunioon had a population of 28 people.[1]

History

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Kunioon Provisional School opened on 8 June 1891.[3] It later become Kunioon State School and closed in 1925. It reopened in 1928 and closed permanently circa December 1931.[4][5]

Kunioon West Provisional School opened in 20 January 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Kunioon West State School. It closed on 29 September 1946.[4][6] It was on the north-western corner of the intersection of Goodger Gully Road, Kunioon West Road, and School Road (26°39′22″S 151°51′52″E / 26.65598°S 151.86448°E / -26.65598; 151.86448 (Kunioon West State School (former))), now within the locality of Goodger.[7][8][9]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Kunioon had a population of 31 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Kunioon had a population of 28 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kunioon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kunioon – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46236)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 745. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Agency ID 9091, Kunioon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Agency ID 9092, Kunioon West State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Kumbia" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Kunioon, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kunioon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata