| Kinnoul Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kinnoul | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°39′45″S149°32′17″E / 25.6625°S 149.5380°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 80 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.098/km2 (0.255/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4420 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 813.0 km2 (313.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Kinnoul is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kinnoul had a population of 80 people. [1]
The locality is bounded to the south in parts by the Dawson River. The western edge of the locality is mountainous with elevations up to 380 metres (1,250 ft) above sea level, falling to 190 metres (620 ft) towards the south and east of the locality. An exception to this is Mount Kinnoul in the south-east of the locality ( 25°40′04″S149°40′09″E / 25.6677°S 149.6691°E ) which rises to 378 metres (1,240 ft). [3] [4] [5] [6]
Lynd Range ( 25°34′34″S149°23′43″E / 25.5760°S 149.3952°E ) extends from neighbouring Broadmere to the north into Kinnoul. [7]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [4]
The locality was officially named and bounded on 20 May 2005. [2] However, the name has been in use since at least 1862 where it was part of a mail route from Taroom to Bungeworgorai. [8] It probably takes its name from the Kinnoul pastoral lease taken out by Robert Miller and John Turnbull in 1851. [9]
In the 2016 census Kinnoul had a population of 69 people. [10]
In the 2021 census, Kinnoul had a population of 80 people. [1]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality: [11]
Cowangah pastoral run has an airstrip ( 25°44′05″S149°28′16″E / 25.7348°S 149.4712°E ). [12]
Yurnga pastoral run has an airstrip ( 25°39′31″S149°22′31″E / 25.6587°S 149.3753°E ). [12]
There are no schools in Kinnoul. The nearest school is Taroom State School in neighbouring Taroom to the east; it provides primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10. There are no nearby schools providing secondary schooling to Year 12. [4] Distance education or boarding schools are options.
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