Nukku

Nukku is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Nukku had a population of 22 people.[1]

Nukku
Queensland
Nukku
Coordinates26.8677°S 152.0802°E / -26.8677; 152.0802 (Nukku (centre of locality))
Population22 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.51/km2 (3.90/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4314
Area14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Nukku:
Yarraman Taromeo Blackbutt North
Gilla Nukku Blackbutt
Gilla Blackbutt South Blackbutt South

History

The locality takes its name from the Nukku railway station name, assigned on 19 December 1912 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word (Waka language, Dungibara dialect, Koolaburra clan), meaning watershed.[2]

Nukku State School opened on 28 May 1928. It closed on 1967.[3] The school was located to the south of the D'Aguilar Highway near the Nukka Road Road junction (approx 26.8811°S 152.06555°E / -26.8811; 152.06555 (Nukku State School (former))).[4][5] The former school building was relocated to Blackbutt to house the Roy Emerson Museum.[6][7][8]

In the 2016 census Nukku had a population of 22 people.[1]

Notable residents

Tennis great Roy Emerson attended Nukku State School for his early education.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nukku (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Nukku – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  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. "Blackbutt" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. Anne Scheu (26 August 2016). "How the Roy Emerson Museum came about". John Oxley Library. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. "Roy Emerson Museum". www.queensland.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. "Roy Emerson Museum". Discover South Burnett. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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