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Main Street- looking towards the railway line. The Prince Alfred Hotel can be seen in the upper right.
Gundiah Location in Queensland
Population	89 (2021 census)
• Density	1.604/km2 (4.15/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	55.5 km2 (21.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	39.8 km (25 mi) SW of Maryborough 49.6 km (31 mi) N of Gympie 215 km (134 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Localities around Gundiah: Netherby Netherby Netherby Mount Urah Gundiah Bauple Munna Creek Paterson Gootchie

Gundiah is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Gundiah had a population of 89 people.

Geography

Gundiah is 215 kilometres (134 mi) by road north of the state capital, Brisbane.

The Mary River forms the western boundary. Pine Mountain rises to 123 metres (404 ft) above sea level in the west of the locality (25°50′18″S 152°29′42″E / 25.8383°S 152.4950°E / -25.8383; 152.4950 (Pine Mountain)).

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Gootchie), passes through the town and exits to the north (Netherby). The town is served by Gundiah railway station (25°49′57″S 152°32′35″E / 25.8326°S 152.5431°E / -25.8326; 152.5431 (Gundiah railway station)).

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some irrigated crop-growing and plantation forestry.

History

The area was initially known as "Gootchie". The name ''Gundiah'' is a Kabi language word meaning ''goodbye''.

The main building in the town is the pub, the Prince Alfred Hotel. The original Prince Alfred Hotel was built in 1868 but was destroyed by fire. The existing pub was built in 1947.

Gootchie Post Office opened on 1 July 1869, was renamed Gundiah in 1882 and closed in 1978.

Gundiah railway station opened in 1882.

Gundiah Provisional School opened on 18 January 1886 but closed in 1895. It reopened in 1898 and became Gundiah State School on 1 January 1909.

Gundiah Memorial Hall opened in 1922.

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Gundiah had a population of 384 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Gundiah had a population of 123 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Gundiah had a population of 89 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

• Banksia Ridge (25°50′15″S 152°29′30″E / 25.8376°S 152.4918°E / -25.8376; 152.4918 (Banksia Ridge (homestead)))
• Evergreen (25°49′00″S 152°29′18″E / 25.8168°S 152.4883°E / -25.8168; 152.4883 (Evergreen (homestead)))
• Glencobie (25°52′44″S 152°29′12″E / 25.8788°S 152.4866°E / -25.8788; 152.4866 (Glencobie (homestead)))
• High View (25°51′30″S 152°29′23″E / 25.8582°S 152.4898°E / -25.8582; 152.4898 (High View (homestead)))
• Ledsforth (25°50′37″S 152°29′24″E / 25.8436°S 152.4900°E / -25.8436; 152.4900 (Ledsforth (homestead)))

Education

Gundiah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 23 Gundiah School Road (25°50′33″S 152°32′47″E / 25.8424°S 152.5464°E / -25.8424; 152.5464 (Gundiah State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 24 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 28 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Gundiah. The nearest government secondary schools are Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north-east and James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south.