Trunding
Suburb of Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trunding is a coastal residential locality in the Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Trunding had a population of 929 people.[1]
| Trunding Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Typical housing in Trunding | |||||||||||||||
  Trunding | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12.6330°S 141.8769°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 929 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4874 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Weipa Town | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Albatross Bay is off-shore to the west (12.6206°S 141.8648°E).[3] with Nanum Beach (12.6345°S 141.8632°E) extending from Nanum to Trunding.[4] Albatross Bay is part of the Gulf of Carpentaria.[5]
The land in the north-west of Trunding is used for residential housing while the remainder of the locality is undeveloped.[5]
The locality is believed to takes its name from Trunding Creek (possibly originally called Trundling Creek).[2]
In the 2016 census, Trunding had a population of 962 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Trunding had a population of 929 people.[1]
There are no schools in Trunding. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Western Cape College in neighbouring Rocky Point to the north-east.[5]
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