Kunioon, Queensland

Kunioon Queensland
Kunioon
Coordinates	26.6691°S 151.9024°E / -26.6691; 151.9024
Population	28 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.959/km^2 (2.48/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4615
Area	29.2 km^2 (11.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Kunioon: Goodger Hodgleigh Barker Creek Flat Goodger Kunioon Nanango Goodger Brooklands Brooklands

Kunioon is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Kunioon had a population of 28 people.^[1]

History

Kunioon Provisional School opened on 8 June 1891.^[3] It later become Kunioon State School and closed in 1925. It reopened in 1928 and closed permanently circa December 1931.^[4][5]

Kunioon West Provisional School opened in 20 January 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Kunioon West State School. It closed on 29 September 1946.^[4][6] It was on the north-western corner of the intersection of Goodger Gully Road, Kunioon West Road, and School Road (26.65598°S 151.86448°E / -26.65598; 151.86448 (Kunioon West State School (former))), now within the locality of Goodger.^[7][8][9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kunioon had a population of 31 people.^[10]

In the 2021 census, Kunioon had a population of 28 people.^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kunioon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Kunioon – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46236)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 745. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
5. "Agency ID 9091, Kunioon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
6. "Agency ID 9092, Kunioon West State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
7. "Kumbia" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
8. "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
9. "Kunioon, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kunioon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.