Dunk, Queensland
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 Looking from Mount Kootaloo on Dunk Island across to some of the other islands in Dunk, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
  Dunk | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°59′20″S 146°09′13″E / 17.9888°S 146.1536°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 23 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.148/km2 (0.385/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4852 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 154.9 km2 (59.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
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Dunk is an island group locality consisting of the Family Islands in the Coral Sea within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dunk had a population of 23 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The named islands within the locality include (from north to south):[3]
- Mound Island (Purtaboi Island, 17°55′31″S 146°08′11″E / 17.9253°S 146.1364°E)[4]
- Dunk Island (Coonanglebah, 17°56′43″S 146°09′28″E / 17.9453°S 146.1578°E)[5]
- Mung Um Gnackum Island (17°57′04″S 146°08′31″E / 17.9511°S 146.1419°E)[6]
- Kumboola Island (17°57′20″S 146°08′32″E / 17.9555°S 146.1421°E)[7]
- Wolngarin Island (17°58′08″S 146°10′51″E / 17.9689°S 146.1808°E)[8]
- Thorpe Island (Timana, 17°58′56″S 146°08′13″E / 17.9821°S 146.1369°E)[9]
- Bedarra Island (Richards Island, 18°00′15″S 146°08′55″E / 18.0042°S 146.1486°E)[10]
- Pee Rahm Ah Island (18°00′22″S 146°09′30″E / 18.0062°S 146.1583°E)[11]
- Wheeler Island (18°01′34″S 146°10′00″E / 18.0261°S 146.1667°E)[12]
- Smith Island (18°02′16″S 146°12′00″E / 18.0379°S 146.1999°E)[13]
- Coombe Island (18°02′24″S 146°10′38″E / 18.0400°S 146.1772°E)[14]
- Bowden Island (Budg-Joo Island, 18°02′35″S 146°11′50″E / 18.043°S 146.1972°E)[15]
- Hudson Island (Coolah, 18°03′01″S 146°12′06″E / 18.0503°S 146.2017°E)[16]
Many of the islands are entirely within the Family Islands National Park (from north to south): Mound, Dunk (partially), Mung Um Gnackum, Kumboola, Wolngarin, Pee Rahm Ah Island, Wheeler, Smith, Coombe, Bowden and Hudson.[17]
History
[edit]The locality presumably takes its name from the largest island, Dunk Island.
The HMS Paluma arrived in Brisbane on 7 May 1885.[18] Construction cost 35,000 pounds sterling.[19] The ship's name was the Aboriginal word for "thunder".[20] Over the next eight years, Paluma conducted survey work on the Great Barrier Reef for the Admiralty.[21] The European names of many of the islands reflect the names of the officers on the Paluma: Lieutenant G. Richards, commander; Lieutenants Wheeler, Combe and Bowden-Smith; Dr. Thorpe, surgeon, and Mr. Hudson, engineer.[22]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Dunk had a population of 21 people.[23]
In the 2021 census, Dunk had a population of 23 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Dunk. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dunk (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Dunk – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45668)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Mound Island (PURTABOI ISLAND) – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 42710)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Dunk Island (Coonanglebah) – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 10864)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Mung Um Gnackum Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 23454)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Kumboola Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 18600)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Wolngarin Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 37836)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Thorpe Island (Timana) – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 34338)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Bedarra Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 2022)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Pee Rahm Ah Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 26287)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Wheeler Island (TOOLGBAR ISLAND) – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 37203)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Smith Island (KURRAMBAH ISLAND) – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 31199)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Coombe Island – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 8168)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Bowden Island (BUDG-JOO ISLAND) – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 4095)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Hudson Island (Coolah Island) – island in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 16393)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "HMAS Paluma (I)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ Gillett, Ross (1977). Warships of Australia. illustrated by Colin Graham. Adelaide: Rigby Limited. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-7270-0472-7. OCLC 4466019.
- ^ Gillett 1977, p. 109.
- ^ Venn, Linda (2002), Paluma : the first eighty years 1870s-1950s (PDF), Thuringowa City Council, ISBN 978-0-9577305-5-7, archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2019
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dunk (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
