Jundah, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Jundah
state = qld


caption =
lga = Barcoo Shire Council
postcode = 4736
est =
pop = 93
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gregory
fedgov = Maranoa
dist1 = 1122
dir1 = W
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 275
dir2 = SW
location2= Longreach
dist3 = 76
dir3 = NE
location3= Windorah

Jundah is a town in far western Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre of the Barcoo Shire Local Government Area, the town is located on the Thomson River, convert|1122|km|mi|0|lk=on west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Jundah had a population of 93.Census 2001 AUS
id=SSC36377
name=Jundah (Barcoo Shire) (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-09-23
quick=on]

The outback town was established in 1883 and given a name meaning "woman" in a local Aboriginal language. First settled by pastoralists, Jundah was home to an opal mining industry for around twenty years in the early twentieth century before it closed down due to water shortages.cite web
year = 2007
url = http://www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus/profiles/CentralWest/CW_Jundah.asp
title = JUNDAH
work = Queensland Health - Work for us - Location Profiles
publisher = State of Queensland
accessdate = 2007-09-23]

Today, the town now supports the surrounding sheep and cattle industry. As well as the Barcoo Shire administration centre, other facilities in the town include a state school for students up to Year 7, a police station, general store and post office agency.

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