Kokotungo, Queensland

Suburb of Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia
24°06′26″S 149°57′00″E / 24.1072°S 149.95°E / -24.1072; 149.95 (Kokotungo (centre of locality))Population89 (2021 census)[1] • Density0.1139/km2 (0.2950/sq mi)Postcode(s)4702Area781.4 km2 (301.7 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Shire of BananaState electorate(s)CallideFederal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Kokotungo:
Barnard Gainsford Dumpy Creek
Alberta Kokotungo Goovigen
Baralaba Banana Woolein

Kokotungo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kokotungo had a population of 89 people.[1]

Geography

The Dawson Valley (Theodore) railway line passes through the locality from the east (Goovigen) and travels slightly south-west across the locality passing through the three railway stations:[3]

  • Kokotungo railway station (24°08′14″S 149°59′49″E / 24.1373°S 149.9969°E / -24.1373; 149.9969 (Kokotungo railway station))[4]
  • Kooemba railway station (24°09′51″S 149°55′21″E / 24.1642°S 149.9225°E / -24.1642; 149.9225 (Kooemba railway station))[4]
  • Kalewa railway station (24°09′42″S 149°52′23″E / 24.1616°S 149.8731°E / -24.1616; 149.8731 (Kalewa railway station))[4]

before exiting to the south-west (Baralaba).[3] The railway line has now closed and the stations are abandoned.[4]

History

Kokotungo is an Aboriginal name for a local hill.[2]

Kokotungo State School opened on 6 November 1939 and closed on 27 January 1969.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Kokotungo had a population of 100 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Kokotungo had a population of 89 people.[1]

Notable residents

Notable people born in or near Kokotungo include:

  • Alwyn Torenbeek (1937-2015), drover, horse whisperer, endurance rider, bronc rider and author

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kokotungo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Kokotungo – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kokotungo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata