Guthalungra is a rural town and coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Guthalungra had a population of 112 people.^[1]

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Guthalungra Queensland
Guthalungra scenery, 2013
Guthalungra
Coordinates	19.925°S 147.8430°E / -19.925; 147.8430 (Guthalungra (town centre))
Population	112 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.1211/km2 (0.3138/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4805
Area	924.5 km2 (357.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	48.5 km (30 mi) WNW of Bowen 55.7 km (35 mi) SE of Home Hill 109 km (68 mi) NE of Proserpine 153 km (95 mi) SE of Townsville 1,180 km (733 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Localities around Guthalungra: Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea Gumlu Guthalungra Bowen Bogie Bowen Bowen

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The northern boundary of the locality is the Coral Sea including the large headland of Cape Upstart (19.7062°S 147.7527°E / -19.7062; 147.7527 (Cape Upstart)) rising to 680 metres.^[4] The northern half of Cape Upstart is protected as the Cape Upstart National Park. Cape Upstart was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 5 June 1770 during his voyage along the eastern coast of Australia in the HM Bark Endeavour.^[5]

Being a coastal locality, much of the land is low-lying but there are a number of peaks, including (from north to south):^[6]

• Station Hill (19.7752°S 147.8092°E / -19.7752; 147.8092 (Station Hill)) 724 metres (2,375 ft)^[7][8]
• Nobbies Lookout (19.8702°S 147.8122°E / -19.8702; 147.8122 (Nobbies Lookout)) 134 metres (440 ft)^[7][9]
• Moosie Hill (19.9056°S 147.8766°E / -19.9056; 147.8766 (Moosie Hill)) 127 metres (417 ft)^[7][10][11]
• The Maiden Mountain (19.9249°S 147.8760°E / -19.9249; 147.8760 (The Maiden Mountain)) 127 metres (417 ft)^[7][12]
• Mount Curlewis (19.9262°S 147.9507°E / -19.9262; 147.9507 (Mount Curlewis)) 222 metres (728 ft)^[7][13]
• The Seven Sisters (19.9458°S 147.8968°E / -19.9458; 147.8968 (The Seven Sisters)) 167 metres (548 ft)^[7][14]
• Mount Carew (19.9717°S 147.9885°E / -19.9717; 147.9885 (Mount Carew)) 38 metres (125 ft)^[7][15]

• Mount Abbot (20.0996°S 147.7452°E / -20.0996; 147.7452 (Mount Abbot)) 1,059 metres (3,474 ft)^[7][16]
• Mount Mackenzie (20.1006°S 147.9522°E / -20.1006; 147.9522 (Mount Mackenzie)) 515 metres (1,690 ft)^[7][17]

The Bruce Highway traverses the locality from east to west passing through the town. The North Coast railway line runs almost immediately parallel with the highway with a number of rail stops within the locality (from north to south):^[6]

• Broadlands railway station, now abandoned (19.8854°S 147.7038°E / -19.8854; 147.7038 (Broadlands railway station (former)))^[18]
• Kyburra railway station, now abandonedy (19.8994°S 147.7491°E / -19.8994; 147.7491 (Kyburra railway station (former)))^[18]
• Guthalungra railway station, serving the town (19.9243°S 147.8420°E / -19.9243; 147.8420 (Guthalungra railway station))^[18]
• Wilmington railway station (19.9655°S 147.9894°E / -19.9655; 147.9894 (Wilmington railway station))^[18]

The Elliot River flows from south to north through the locality and the town into the Coral Sea (19.8833°S 147.8833°E / -19.8833; 147.8833 (Elliot River (mouth))) to the west of Cape Upstart.^[6] The river was named by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple after Gilbert Eliott, the first Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1860 to 1870.^[19]

The town was named in 1889, using the name of a significant local Aboriginal Australian.^[2]

Guthalungra Provisional School opened in 1948, becoming Guthalungra State School on 27 February 1957. The school closed in 1988.^[20] It was located on the north side of the Bruce Highway (19.8333°S 147.7000°E / -19.8333; 147.7000 (Guthalungra State School (former))).^[21][6]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Guthalungra had a population of 112 people.^[1]

Guthalungra is predominantly an agricultural area, mostly grazing with some crop production.^[22] Pacific Reef Fisheries operate the Guthalungra Prawn Farm near the mouth of the Elliot River. The company uses the farm as a hatchery for black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) and a place to conduct their breeding program. The prawns are then raised for harvest and processing at the company's 93 hectare facility at Ayr.^[23]