Duingal is a

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in the

Bundaberg Region The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...

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, Australia. In the , Duingal had a population of 70 people.

Geography

The

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east ...

forms the northern boundary of the suburb. The east of the locality is within the protected areas of Cordalba National Park and Cordalba State Forest. A section of the Booyal State Forest is in the south-west of the locality. Elevations near the river are approximately above sea level and most of the developed land (

sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

farms) is in this area. The rest of the locality is more mountainous rising to unnamed peaks of . Duingal Creek flows from south ( Booyal) to north through the locality where it becomes a tributary of the Burnett River. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

enters from Booyal to the south and traverses the south-west of the locality and then crosses the Burnett River into

Wallaville Wallaville is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It is north of the state capital, Brisbane and south west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. In the , the locality of Wallaville had a population of 363 p ...

. The

Isis Central sugar mill Isis Central Sugar Mill is a sugar cane mill at Kevin Livingstone Drive, Isis Central, Bundaberg Region of Queensland, Australia. Isis Central Sugar Mill produces raw sugar, molasses and electricity. History Isis Sugar Central Mill was founde ...

operates a cane tramway through the locality for transporting the harvested sugarcane to the mill in

Isis Central Isis Central is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Isis Central had a population of 205 people. History The locality takes its name from the Isis River, which in turn was named by mine owner William Howa ...

to the south-east. Marule Mine is in the south-east of locality within the Cordalba State Forest (). They extract

agricultural lime Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk. The primary active component is calcium carbonate. Additional chemicals vary depending on the mineral ...

and other minerals used to improve soil quality.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Duingal Creek, which in turn was named by Lewis H. Maynard and is believed to an Aboriginal word, either ''dewingal'' or ''tewingal'' meaning ''scrub iron bark'' from which spears were made. Duingal Provisional School opened circa 1896. It became Duingal State School on 1 January 1909. It closed temporarily in 1909 and 1911 due to low student numbers and finally closed late 1913 or early 1914.

Demographics

In the , Duingal had a population of 77 people. In the , Duingal had a population of 70 people.

Education

There are no schools in Duingal. The nearest government primary schools are: * Wallaville State School in neighbouring

to the west * Booyal State School in neighbouring Booyal to the south * Givelda State School in Givelda to the north-east * Bullyard State School in

Bullyard Bullyard is a rural town and locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Bullyard had a population of 206 people. Geography Bullyard is located off the Bruce Highway in Central Queensland, approximately west ...

to the north The nearest secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the north-west.

References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland