Sundown is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sundown had a population of 178 people.[1]

Sundown Queensland
Sundown
Coordinates	17.4980°S 146.0225°E / -17.4980; 146.0225
Population	178 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	29.7/km2 (76.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4860
Area	6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Sundown: Daradgee Jubilee Heights Jubilee Heights Goondi Sundown Eaton Cullinane Cullinane Innisfail Estate

History

In the 1880s, boats were used transfer goods from Flying Fish Point on the coast along the Johnstone River to Innisfail and beyond. Melanesian men worked on these boats and Sundown is the area where they were at the end of their working day, which gave the locality its name.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Sundown. The nearest primary schools are in Goondi, Innisfail and Innisfail Estate. The nearest secondary school is in Innisfail Estate.[3]

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