Gidya, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Gidya
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-19.2555|139.7797|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Gidya (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 0
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4824
| area = 2809.2
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 218
| dir1 = NNW
| location1 = Cloncurry
| dist2 = 281
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Burketown
| dist3 = 335
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Mount Isa
| dist4 = 1001
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Townsville
| dist5 = 1923
| dir5 = NW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Burke
| stategov = Traeger
| fedgov = Kennedy
| near-n = Stokes
| near-ne = Four Ways
| near-e = Four Ways
| near-se = Three Rivers
| near-s = Three Rivers
| near-sw = Three Rivers
| near-w = Gunpowder
| near-nw = Gregory
}}
Gidya is a rural locality in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|42540|Gidya|locality in Shire of Burke|accessdate=1 January 2018}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Gidya had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
Gidya is part of the Gulf Country. The Leichhardt River forms the eastern boundary of the locality.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 September 2023}}
The land use is grazing on native vegetation. Most of the locality is within the Kamilaroi pastoral station, which is owned by the Stanbroke Pastoral Company.{{Cite web |title=The Stanbroke Story |url=https://www.stanbroke.com/the-stanbroke-story/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Stanbroke |language=en-US |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828140343/https://www.stanbroke.com/the-stanbroke-story/ |url-status=live }}
History
The locality was officially named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines on 25 May 2001.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Gidya had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31128|name=Gidya (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Gidya had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31116|name=Gidya (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Gidya nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}