The Hunchy area is within the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara people.[5]
The first settlers arrived in area in the late 1880s.[5]
Hunchy State School opened on 18 August 1924. It closed on 31 December 1969.[6] It was at 53-61 Hunchy School Road (26°40′29″S152°53′58″E / 26.6748°S 152.8994°E / -26.6748; 152.8994 (Hunchy State School)).[7][8] Over the years of its operation the school had a total of 249 students and 19 teachers. The high-set one-room school building is still extant on the site and has been used as a community centre since the 1980s. On Sunday 18 August 2024, the centenary of the school's opening was celebrated at the school building.[9][10]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Hunchy had a population of 524 people.[11]
In the 2016 census, Hunchy had a population of 549 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Hunchy had a population of 592 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Hunchy. The nearest government primary schools are Montville State School in neighbouring Montville to the east and Palmwoods State School in neighbouring Palmwoods to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Maleny State High School in Maleny to the south-east, Burnside State High School in Burnside to the north-west, and Nambour State College in Nambour, also to the north-west.[8]
^Makkai, Lyn (2005), Henderson, Robyn (ed.), What my favourite teacher taught me : a collection of inspirational stories, vol. 3, Kingscliff, New South Wales: Sea Change Publishing, p. 69, ISBN978-0-9752494-6-8
Patterson, C., Patterson, D. (2020). Early settlers of Hunchy, Razorback, Flaxton and Montville, 1885 to 1914 / by Cate and Doug Patterson. Montville History Group, a sub-committee of the Montville Village Association Inc. ISBN9780648750918.
