Doongul is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Doongul had a population of 29 people.[1]
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Doongul Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 25.4761°S 152.3483°E / -25.4761; 152.3483 (Elliott Heads (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 29 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.1474/km2 (0.382/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4620 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 196.8 km2 (76.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The former town of Eliott (25.50°S 152.37°E / -25.50; 152.37 (Eliott)) is within Doongul on the Old Gayndah Road.[3][4]
The locality was previously known as Muskat Flat.[2] It presumably takes its present name Doongul from the Doongul parish and Doongul Creek, which are thought to take their name from the Doongal pastoral run, described in 1862 as being 20 miles (32 km) from Maryborough.[5][6][7]
On 18 July 1864, 39 town lots were offered for sale in Eliott.[8][9]
In 1877, 20,200 acres (8,200 ha) of land was resumed from the Lower Doongul pastoral run to establish smaller farms. A further 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) was resumed from the Doongul pastoral run. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[10]