Cunnamulla, Queensland

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Cunnamulla
Queensland

Location of Cunnamulla in Queensland (red)

Population:

1,217 ^[1]

Postcode:

4490

Elevation:

189 m (620 ft) ^[2]

Location:

808 km (502 mi) W of Brisbane
295 km (183 mi) W of St George
200 km (124 mi) S of Charleville

LGA:

Paroo Shire Council

State District:

Warrego

Federal Division:

Maranoa

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
28.0 °C ^{82 °F}	14.2 °C ^{58 °F}	372.1 mm ^{14.6 in}

Cunnamulla (Aboriginal meaning "dry water hole") is a small town which lies on the Warrego River in south west Queensland, Australia, 206 kilometres south of Charleville, and approximately 750 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane. Cunnamulla is situated at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway and the Balonne Highway. At the 2006 census, Cunnamulla had a population of 1,217.^[1]

Cunnamulla is the administrative centre for the Paroo Shire, which also includes the townships of Wyandra, Yowah and Eulo, and covers an area of 47617 square kilometres. Major industries of the area are wool, pig and kangaroo hunting, and hospitality industry. The town itself came into being in the late 1800s as a coach stop for Cobb and Co coaches.

Cunnamulla was the subject of a 2000 documentary film of the same name by Dennis O'Rourke, in which he followed several members of the community as they went about their daily lives.

Cunnamulla's indigenous community suffers from a high level of domestic violence according to a report of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence.^[3]

It has also been stated that the very first interstate game of Rugby League (between New South Wales and Queensland) was played between Cunnamulla and Bourke.^{[citation needed]}