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Eungella Hinterland, Queensland

Eungella Hinterland is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eungella Hinterland had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Eungella Hinterland is mountainous undeveloped terrain with individual peaks including (from north to south):

  • Mount Macartney ()
  • Mount Cauley ()
  • Mount Margaret ()
  • Mount Lilian ()
  • Mount Consuelo ()
  • Mount Omega ()
  • Mount William ()
  • Mount David ()
  • Mount Dalrymple ()

The eastern half of the locality is a protected area, including the Macartney State Forest, Eungella National Park, Pelion Forest Reserve and Pelion State Forest.

History

The locality takes its name from the town and pastoral run name, which in turn was named in July 1876 by explorer Ernest Favenc in July 1876. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word, meaning land of cloud.

Demographics

In the , Eungella Hinterland had "no people or a very low population".

In the , Eungella Hinterland had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Eungella Hinterland. The nearest government primary schools are Eungella State School in Eungella to the south and Pindi Pindi State School in Pindi Pindi to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Calen District State College in neighbouring Calen to the north-east. However, due to the size of the locality, some areas may be too distant to attend these schools with distance education and boarding schools being the alternatives.

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