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Kinkuna
Queensland
Kinkuna; Queensland
	Kinkuna
Coordinates	25°01′31″S 152°26′51″E / 25.0252°S 152.4475°E
Population	105 (2021 census)
• Density	0.923/km2 (2.390/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4670
Area	113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.1 km (5 mi) SE of Alloway ; 18.0 km (11 mi) SSE of Bundaberg CBD ; 99.2 km (62 mi) NW of Hervey Bay ; 349 km (217 mi) N of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal division(s)	Hinkler
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Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.^[1]

Geography

The Elliott River forms part of the northern boundary of the locality, while the Coral Sea (specifically Hervey Bay) forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality.^[3]

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°03′10″S 152°23′45″E / 25.0529°S 152.3959°E / -25.0529; 152.3959 (Kinkuna railway station)) and the former Gotlow railway station (24°59′33″S 152°22′59″E / 24.9924°S 152.3831°E / -24.9924; 152.3831 (Gotlow railway station (former))), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway).^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Most of the locality is within the Burrum Coast National Park which extends into neighbouring Woodgate and Goodwood to the south.^[8] The area outside the national park is within the north-west of the locality; the land use there is predominantly growing sugarcane and other crops with some rural residential housing mostly beside the Elliott River.^[9]

History

Gotlow railway station was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala.^[7]

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".^[10]

The Burrum Coast National Park was established in 1999 as the amalgamation of the Kinkuna, Woodgate and Burrum River national parks.^[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.^[12]

In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Kinkuna. The nearest government primary school is Alloway State School in neighbouring Alloway to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South. There are also non-government schools in Bundaberg and its suburbs.^[13]