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Jundah
Queensland
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Fiery Opal from Opalville Mine, Jundah field
Jundah is located in Queensland
Jundah
Jundah
Location in Queensland
Population 106 (2016 census)
 • Density 0.00810/km2 (0.0210/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4736
Area 13,085.7 km2 (5,052.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Barcoo Shire
County Wolseley
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Jundah:
Stonehenge Stonehenge Isisford
Yaraka
Farrars Creek Jundah Adavale
Windorah Windorah Eromanga

Jundah is a town and a locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. Jundah is the administrative centre of the Barcoo Shire local government area. In the 2016 census, Jundah had a population of 106 people.

Heritage listings

Jundah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Festivals

Each year the town celebrates German-Australian culture by holding "the world's most remote Oktoberfest".

Economy

Today, the town now supports the surrounding sheep and cattle industry.

Education

Jundah State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 11 Garrick Street (24°49′49″S 143°03′43″E / 24.8304°S 143.0619°E / -24.8304; 143.0619 (Jundah State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Jundah or nearby. The options would be boarding schools or distance education.

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