Gunalda

Gunalda is a town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.

Gunalda is a town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 392 people.

Thompson's Flat Provisional School opened on 8 August 1881. In 1889the school was renamed Gunalda Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Gunalda State School.The town was originally called Keelar but after the railway station was named Gunalda on 2 November 1923, the town was renamed Gunalda.In December 1938 the foundation stone was laid for a Catholic church. On Sunday 8 October 1939 Archibishop James Duhig officially opened and dedicated the Catholic Church of the Little Flower.In 1947 Christ Church Anglican was relocated from Munna Creekto 11 King Street (25.9934°S 152.5613°E? / -25.9934; 152.5613? (Christ Church Anglican)) in Gunalda where it retained the name Christ Church Anglican.At the 2006 census, Gunalda and the surrounding area had a population of 574.