Goondi Bend, Queensland

Goondi Bend is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Goondi Bend had a population of 594 people.[1]

Goondi Bend
Queensland
Goondi Bend
Coordinates17.5219°S 146.0080°E / -17.5219; 146.0080
Population594 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density238/km2 (615/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4860
Area2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Goondi Bend:
Goondi Goondi Cullinane
Hudson Goondi Bend Goondi Hill
Hudson Bamboo Creek Goondi Hill

History

The name Goondi is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning elbow.[2]

Goondi Provisional School opened on 17 February 1898.On 1 January 1909 it became Goondi State School.[3]

Education

Goondi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 78 Maple Street (17.5228°S 146.0099°E / -17.5228; 146.0099 (Goondi State School)).[4][5] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 374 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goondi Bend (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Goondi Bend – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Goondi State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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