Hunchy, Queensland


Hunchy is a locality in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the, Hunchy had a population of 549 people.

Geography

Hunchy is in the foothills of the Blackall Range and was first called Hunchback.
There is farming within the area with crops such as pineapples, lychees, macadamias, mangoes, bananas, citrus, avocados and a small quantity of coffee beans grown. Some of the older settlers trialled Shiraz grapes in the region but it did not rate in James Halliday's Wine Companions. Livestock include cattle, alpacas and honey-bees.

History

Hunchy State School opened on 18 August 1924.It closed on 31 December 1969.
At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 524.