Gungaloon, Queensland
Gungaloon is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Gungaloon had a population of 27 people.
Geography
Doongul Creek, a tributary of the Burrum River, forms most of the northern boundary. The Maryborough–Biggenden Road forms the southern boundary, entering from the south-east and exiting to the south-west.The Old Gayndah Road enters the locality from the east and exits to the west.
A section of Wongi National Park is in the west of the locality. Wongi State Forest is in the north-west and the north-east of the locality, extending into neighbouring Doongul, Duckinwilla, and Dunmora. Gungaloon State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. Thinoomba State Forest is in the south of the locality extending into neighbouring Thinoomba.
Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
It is unclear precisely when Doongal Lower Provisional School opened and closed. Subscriptions were called for in 1893 to build the school. The school was operating in 1896 when a teacher was transferred there. In 1915, the school building was sold for removal. It was at approx.Gungaloon State School opened on 27 October 1921 and closed in 1931. It was on the eastern side of the junction of Thinoomba Road and Ross Road, now within neighbouring Thinoomba to the south.
Demographics
In the, Gungaloon had a population of 33 people.In the, Gungaloon had a population of 27 people.