Kunioon, Queensland
| Kunioon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Kunioon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°40′09″S 151°54′09″E / 26.6691°S 151.9025°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.959/km2 (2.48/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4615 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Geography
Barker Creek enters the locality from the south (Brooklands) and exits to the north-east (Barker Creek Flat).[3]
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation, but there is crop growing around Barker Creek and some other smaller creeks in the locality.[4]
History
Kunioon Provisional School opened on 8 June 1891.[5] It later become Kunioon State School and closed in 1925. It reopened in 1928 and closed permanently circa December 1931.[6][7] It was on the southern side of the Nanango Brooklands Road (approx 26°41′40″S 151°54′35″E / 26.69438°S 151.90964°E), now within the locality of Brooklands.[8]
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.[6][9] 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), now within the locality of Goodger.[10][11][12]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Kunioon had a population of 31 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Kunioon had a population of 28 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Kunioon. The nearest government primary schools are Nanango State School in neighbouring Nanango to the east and Coolabunia State School in Coolabunia to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Nanango State High School, also in Nanango. There is also a Catholic primary school in Nanango.[14]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kunioon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Kunioon – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46236)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Agency ID 9091, Kunioon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "County of Fitzroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1909. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Agency ID 9092, Kunioon West State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kumbia" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kunioon, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kunioon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2025.