Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.[1]
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Kinkuna | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25.0252°S 152.4475°E / -25.0252; 152.4475 (Kinkuna (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 111 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.975/km2 (2.526/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the locality entering the locality from the south-west (Goodwood / Woodgate), passing through Kinkuna railway station (25.0529°S 152.3959°E / -25.0529; 152.3959 (Kinkuna railway station)) and Gotlow railway station (24.9924°S 152.3831°E / -24.9924; 152.3831 (Gotlow railway station)), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway).[3][4][5]
Gotlow is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality near the Gotlow railway station (25.0000°S 152.3833°E / -25.0000; 152.3833 (Gotlow)).[6]
Gotlow takes its name from the Gotlow railway station, which was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala.[6]
The locality takes its name from the Kinkuna railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 9 April 1941. Kinkuna is an Aboriginal word meaning "laughing".[7]
In the 2016 census Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.[1]
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