Rungoo, Queensland
Rungoo is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Rungoo had a population of 11 people.
Geography
The Hinchinbrook Channel and its inlets form the eastern boundary of the locality, while the northern boundary loosely follows Porter Creek.The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south and exits to the north.
The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south and exits to the north. It is to the east of the highway as it enters and exits the locality but runs immediately parallel and west of the highway through most of the locality. The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned Rungoo railway station.
The terrain varies. To the east of the railway line and highway is low-lying land from above sea level, but, to the west, the terrain is mountainous rising to with a number of named peaks:
- Bishop Peak
- Mount Leach
Most of the locality is within one of two protected areas. In the north is the Cardwell State Forest. The remainder of the locality is mostly within the Girringun National Park, part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
The land not within a protected area includes two of the larger marine islands, both of which are marshland, and two pockets of land in the south of the locality immediately west of the railway line, used for rural residential housing, some crop growing, and grazing on native vegetation.
History
Rungoo was named after the former Rungoo railway station, which was in turn named on 26 June 1925 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning camping place.Demographics
In the, Rungoo had a population of 12 people.In the, Rungoo had a population of 11 people.