Ghinghinda, Queensland


Ghinghinda is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the, Ghinghinda had a population of 47 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-west by Palm Tree Creek and to the south and south-east by the Gilbert Range.
The Leichhardt Highway enters the locality from the south and exits to the east. The Fitzroy Developmental Road enters the locality from the west and exits to the north.
There are numerous protected areas in the locality, including the Theodore State Forest, Mebir State Forest, Tualka State Forest, and Waterstone State Forests 1 and 2. Apart from these, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The Gilbert Range was named by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on 14 November 1844, after naturalist John Gilbert who was a member of Leichhardt's 1844 expedition.
In 1862, the pastoral station of Ghinghinda is mentioned as the home of William Kelman, a Commissioner for the Peace.

Demographics

In the, Ghinghinda had a population of 36 people.
In the, Ghinghinda had a population of 47 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ghinghinda. The nearest government schools are Taroom State School in neighbouring Taroom to the south and Theodore State School in Theodore to the north-east. However, students living in the north-west of Ghinghinda would be too distant from these schools for a daily commute. Also, there are no schools offering schooling to Year 12 nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.