Gulngai, Queensland
- 31.7 km (20 mi) NW of Tully
- 85.3 km (53 mi) SW of Innisfail
- 173 km (107 mi) S of Cairns
- 238 km (148 mi) NNW of Townsville
- 1,573 km (977 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Suburbs around Gulngai: | ||
Palmerston | Mamu | Japoonvale |
Koombooloomba | Gulngai | No 4 Branch Jaffa |
Walter Hill | Walter Hill | Shell Pocket Maadi |
Gulngai is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Gulngai had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Gulngai's postcode is 4855.[2]
Geography
The locality is bounded by the ridgeline of the Walter Hill Range (midpoint 17°45′S 145°48′E / 17.75°S 145.8°E / -17.75; 145.8 (Walter Hill Range)) to the south-west.[4][5] The ridgeline forms a drainage divide with the creeks rising on the range within Gulngai contributing to the Johnstone River basin which enters the Coral Sea between Flying Fish Point and Coquette Point.[5] There are two named peaks on the ridgeline:
- Mount Coleridge (17°46′04″S 145°49′08″E / 17.7677°S 145.8188°E / -17.7677; 145.8188 (Mount Coleridge)) at 858 metres (2,815 ft) above sea level[6]
- Mount Marquette (17°48′57″S 145°50′51″E / 17.8158°S 145.8475°E / -17.8158; 145.8475 (Mount Marquette)) at 1,068 metres (3,504 ft) above sea level[7]
with the terrain falling to 20 metres (66 ft) above sea level on the boundary with Japoonvale.[5]
The entire locality is a protected area with the north of the locality within the Wooroonooran National Park and the south of the locality within the Japoon National Park.[5]
There is only one road in the locality, Sutties Gap Road, which passes through the north-western corner of the locality, entering from Mamu to the north and exiting to Koombooloomba / Palmerston in the north-west.[5]
History
The Walter Hill Range was named by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple on 7 October 1873, after botanist Walter Hill, a member of Dalyrmple's 1873 expedition from Cardwell to the Endeavour River and the first curator of the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.[4]
The locality was officially named and bounded on 21 January 2000.[3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Gulngai had "no people or a very low population".[8]
In the 2021 census, Gulngai had "no people or a very low population".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gulngai (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b Gungai Postcode Australia Post
- ^ a b "Gulngai – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Walter Hill Range – range in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 36388)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Coleridge – mountain in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 7713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Mount Marquette – mountain in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 21070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gulngai (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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