Dunk, Queensland

Dunk is an island group locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Dunk had a population of 23 people.

Geography

The named islands within the locality include :

Mound Island
Dunk Island
Mung Um Gnackum Island
Kumboola Island
Wolngarin Island
Thorpe Island
Bedarra Island
Pee Rahm Ah Island
Wheeler Island
Smith Island
Coombe Island
Bowden Island
Hudson Island

Many of the islands are entirely within the Family Islands National Park : Mound, Dunk, Mung Um Gnackum, Kumboola, Wolngarin, Pee Rahm Ah Island, Wheeler, Smith, Coombe, Bowden and Hudson.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the largest island, Dunk Island.
HMS Paluma arrived in Brisbane on 7 May 1885. Construction cost 35,000 pounds sterling. The ship's name was the Aboriginal word for "thunder". Over the next eight years, Paluma conducted survey work on the Great Barrier Reef for the Admiralty. The European names of many of the islands reflect the names of the officers on the Paluma: Lieutenant G. Richards, commander; Lieutenants Wheeler, Combe and Bowden-Smith; Dr. Thorpe, surgeon, and Mr. Hudson, engineer.

Demographics

In the, Dunk had a population of 21 people.
In the, Dunk had a population of 23 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dunk. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.