| Type: | suburb |
| Goondi Bend | |
| City: | Innisfail |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -17.5219°N 146.008°W |
| Pop: | 570 |
| Postcode: | 4860 |
| Area: | 2.5 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 2.9 |
| Dir1: | W |
| Location1: | Innsifail |
| Dist2: | 85.1 |
| Dir2: | SSE |
| Location2: | Cairns |
| Dist3: | 262 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Townsville |
| Dist4: | 1611 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Cassowary Coast Region |
| Stategov: | Hill |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Goondi |
| Near-Ne: | Cullinane |
| Near-E: | Goondi Hill |
| Near-Se: | Goondi Hill |
| Near-S: | Bamboo Creek |
| Near-Sw: | Hudson |
| Near-W: | Hudson |
| Near-Nw: | Goondi |
Goondi Bend is a mixed-use locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Goondi Bend had a population of 570 people.
The Bruce Highway (known locally as Palmerston Drive) enters the locality from the south-east (Goondi Hill) and exits to the west (Belvedere/Goondi).
The North Coast railway line enters from the east (Goondi Hill) and forms the north-east boundary of the locality, exiting to the north (Goondi / Sundown).
The land use is a mix of residential and crop growing, including sugarcane.
The name Goondi is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning elbow.[1]
Goondi Provisional School opened on 17 February 1898. On 1 January 1909, it became Goondi State School. It was originally located on the south side of Goondi Mill Road in Goondi,[2] [3] but, by 1974, had relocated to the school's present location in Goondi Bend.[4] [5]
In the, Goondi Bend had a population of 594 people.
In the, Goondi Bend had a population of 570 people.
Goondi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 78 Maple Street (-17.5228°N 146.0099°W).[6] [7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 374 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 359 students with 24 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[9]
There are no secondary schools in Goondi Bend. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the east.
