Kalewa_railway_station
Kokotungo, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia
Kokotungo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kokotungo had a population of 89 people.[1]
| Kokotungo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 24.1072°S 149.95°E / -24.1072; 149.95 (Kokotungo (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 89 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1139/km2 (0.2950/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 781.4 km2 (301.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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The Dawson Valley (Theodore) railway line passes through the locality from the east (Goovigen) and travels slightly south-west across the locality passing through the three railway stations:[3]
- Kokotungo railway station (24.1373°S 149.9969°E / -24.1373; 149.9969 (Kokotungo railway station))[4]
- Kooemba railway station (24.1642°S 149.9225°E / -24.1642; 149.9225 (Kooemba railway station))[4]
- Kalewa railway station (24.1616°S 149.8731°E / -24.1616; 149.8731 (Kalewa railway station))[4]
before exiting to the south-west (Baralaba).[3] The railway line has now closed and the stations are abandoned.[4]
Kokotungo is an Aboriginal name for a local hill.[2]
Kokotungo State School opened on 6 November 1939 and closed on 27 January 1969.[5]
In the 2016 census Kokotungo had a population of 100 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Kokotungo had a population of 89 people.[1]
Notable people born in or near Kokotungo include:
- Alwyn Torenbeek (1937-2015), drover, horse whisperer, endurance rider, bronc rider and author
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kokotungo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Kokotungo – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kokotungo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
