Pinelands, Queensland

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Pinelands
Queensland
Pinelands is located in Queensland
Pinelands
Pinelands
Coordinates27°13′50″S 152°00′14″E / 27.2305°S 152.0038°E / -27.2305; 152.0038 (Pinelands (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°13′50″S 152°00′14″E / 27.2305°S 152.0038°E / -27.2305; 152.0038 (Pinelands (centre of locality))
Population86 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.094/km2 (8.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4355
Area27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Pinelands:
Glenaven Jones Gully Mountain Camp
Upper Pinelands Pinelands Crows Nest
Plainby Plainby Crows Nest

Pinelands is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Pinelands had a population of 86 people.[1]

Geography[]

The New England Highway passes through from south-east to north.[3]

History[]

Pinelands Provisional School opened on 17 October 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Pinelands State School. It closed in 1960.[4]

St Catherine's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1909. Its last service was held on 15 April 1951; 70 people attended and held a picnic after the service. The land was sold in 1953.[5]

Pinelands Upper State School opened circa 1922 and closed on circa 1946.[4]

In the 2016 census Pinelands had a population of 86 people.[1]

Amenities[]

Pinelands Public Hall is at 6619 New England Highway (

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27°13′37″S 152°00′40″E / 27.2269°S 152.0110°E / -27.2269; 152.0110 (PINELAND HALL)).[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pinelands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Pinelands – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49234)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Google (29 July 2019). "Pinelands, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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