Gigoomgan
Gigoomgan is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Gigoomgan had a population of 46 people.
Geography
The Burnett Range forms the southern boundary of the locality. Teebar Creek forms the north-western boundary and Munna Creek forms the north-eastern boundary with their confluence at the most northerly point in the locality. Mount Joseph is in the west of the locality, rising to above sea level.Brooweena Woolooga Road enters the locality from the west and exits to the south-east.
The Gigoomgan State Forest is in the west of the locality and Grongah National Park is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.
History
The locality is thought to take its name from the parish name, which is an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language, gigamgan, meaning the place of white cockatoos.In 1887, of land were resumed from the Gigoomgan consolidated pastoral run for the establishment of small farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1887.
Demographics
In the, Gigoomgan had a population of 34 people.In the, Gigoomgan had a population of 46 people.