Jundah, Queensland

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Jundah
Queensland
Population: 93[1]
Postcode: 4736
Location:
LGA: Barcoo Shire Council
State District: Gregory
Federal Division: Maranoa

Jundah is a town in far western Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre of the Barcoo Shire Local Government Area, the town is located on the Thomson River, 1,122 kilometres (697 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Jundah had a population of 93.[1]

The outback town was established in 1883 and given a name meaning "woman" in a local Aboriginal language. First settled by pastoralists, Jundah was home to an opal mining industry for around twenty years in the early twentieth century before it closed down due to water shortages.[2]

Today, the town now supports the surrounding sheep and cattle industry. As well as the Barcoo Shire administration centre, other facilities in the town include a state school for students up to Year 7, a police station, general store and post office agency.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Jundah (Barcoo Shire) (State Suburb). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
  2. ^ a b JUNDAH. Queensland Health - Work for us - Location Profiles. State of Queensland (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
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Coordinates: 24°50′S 143°04′E / -24.833, 143.067