Mundoo, Queensland facts for kids

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Mundoo Location in Queensland
Population	197 (2021 census)
• Density	44.8/km2 (116/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4860
Area	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.6 km (3 mi) S of Innisfail 93.1 km (58 mi) S of Cairns 261 km (162 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,595 km (991 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Mundoo: Bamboo Creek Mighell South Innisfail Bamboo Creek Mundoo Comoon Loop Bamboo Creek Wangan Stockton

Mundoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mundoo had a population of 197 people.

Geography

The locality of Mundoo is to the south of the regional centre of Innisfail.

The locality is bounded to the west by the South Johnstone River. The town of Mundoo is roughly in the centre of the locality and has a small collection of houses. The town is on the north-eastern side of the Mundoo Aerodrome (17°33′34″S 146°00′44″E / 17.5594°S 146.0122°E / -17.5594; 146.0122 (Innisfail Aerodrome)).

The vast majority of Mundoo is currently under sugar cane cultivation, the main agricultural crop for the region. There are also small pockets of bananas and other tropical fruits such as pawpaw.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Wangan), passes through the town which was served by the now-abandoned Mundoo railway station (17°33′32″S 146°01′02″E / 17.5590°S 146.0172°E / -17.5590; 146.0172 (Mundoo railway station (former))), and exits to the north (Mighell). There is also a network of cane tramways through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.

History

The town takes its name from the Mundoo railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 21 August 1919. It is believed to be the name of a local Aboriginal clan.

Mundoo Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1895), closed in 1931, reopened in 1953 and closed again in 1974.

Mundoo Provisional School opened on 5 August 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Mundoo State School.

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Mundoo and the surrounding area had a population of 121 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mundoo had a population of 224 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mundoo had a population of 197 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mundoo. Despite the name, Mundoo State School is within the neighbouring locality of Wangan to the south and is the nearest primary school. The nearest secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate, Innisfail.