Gunnawarra is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Gunnawarra had a population of 13 people.[1]
Gunnawarra Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Gunnawarra Homestead, from the west, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Gunnawarra | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 17.8902°S 145.0722°E / -17.8902; 145.0722 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 13 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0136/km2 (0.0352/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4872 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 956.2 km2 (369.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 207 km (129 mi) SW of Cairns | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Gunnawarra is 207 kilometres (129 mi) south-west of Cairns via the Bruce Highway, Gillies Range Road, Lake Barrine Road, State Route 25, State Route 24, the Kennedy Highway and Gunnawarra Road. From further west it can be accessed via the Kennedy Highway.
The name Gunnawarra comes from the pastoral property established by Walter Jervoise Scott and his brother Arthur Jervoise Scott, and is derived from Aboriginal words gunnaya meaning camp and warra meaning small.[2]
The Herbert River forms most of the eastern boundary.[3]
The Kennedy Highway crosses the north-west corner from the north. Ootann Road enters from the north-west. [4]
Gunnawarra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Gunnawarra is the start and end of two sections of the Bicentennial National Trail.[6][7]
Towns and localities in the Tablelands Region, Queensland | |
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Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland |