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Gununa

Queenslandvillage

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Total population

1,022

WeatherAvg high 85.7°F
Coordinates-16.67°, 139.18°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Gununa, sometimes spelt Gunana, is a rural town on Mornington Island within the locality of Wellesley Islands in the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the town of Gununa had a population of 1,022 people.

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History & geography

History

The town was founded in 1914 as Mornington Island Community, and renamed by the Queensland Place Names Board on 16 January 1982. Gununa Post Office was open by 1982.

Geography

Gununa is located on the southwestern end of Mornington Island, on the Gulf of Carpentaria. The town faces the Appel Channel, () on the other side of which is Denham Island ().

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
-16.6657
Longitude
139.1806
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
85.7°F
Avg low
75.4°F
Annual precipitation
38.5 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
218
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    5
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    5
  • Dollarbird
    Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5
  • Blood Mistletoe
    Amyema sanguinea (F.Muell.) Danser · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Dog's Balls
    Grewia savannicola R.L.Barrett · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    4
  • Timonius
    Timonius timon (Spreng.) Merr. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves
    3

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.79
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,112

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
100
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Broad Leaved Tea Tree
Broad Leaved Tea Tree
Melaleuca viridiflora
Seen 2026-06-29
Timonius
Timonius
Timonius timon
Seen 2026-06-29
Rough-leaved Bloodwood
Rough-leaved Bloodwood
Corymbia setosa
Seen 2026-06-28
Beach Bean
Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
Seen 2026-06-28
Darwin Silky Oak
Darwin Silky Oak
Grevillea pteridifolia
Seen 2026-01-29
Golden Shower Tree
Golden Shower Tree
Cassia fistula
Seen 2026-01-26
Terminalia platyphylla
Terminalia platyphylla
Terminalia platyphylla
Seen 2026-01-26
scarlet bloodroot
scarlet bloodroot
Haemodorum coccineum
Seen 2026-01-26
Little Heron
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla
Seen 2026-01-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Gununa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
UCL315039
Population (Wikidata)
1,022
Wikidata
Q13365146

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112