Description
Gundiah is a town and a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Gundiah is a town and a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Gundiah had a population of 123 people.
History
The area was initially known as "Gootchie".The name ''Gundiah'' is a Kabi language word meaning ''goodbye''.The main building in the town is the pub, the Prince Alfred Hotel. The original Prince Alfred Hotel was built in 1868 but was destroyed by fire. The existing pub was built in 1947.Gootchy Post Office opened on 1 July 1869, was renamed Gundiah in 1882 and closed in 1978.Gundiah Provisional School opened on 18 January 1886 but closed in 1895. It reopened in 1898 and became Gundiah State School on 1 January 1909.In the 2006 census, Gundiah had a population of 384 people.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 55.548 km2
Elevation: 11 to 50 metres
Town elevation: 29 m
Population number: 123
Local Government Area: Fraser Coast Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Gundiah, Queensland