Pickanjinnie, Queensland

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Pickanjinnie
Queensland
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Pickanjinnie
Coordinates 26°26′30″S149°06′10″E / 26.4416°S 149.1027°E / -26.4416; 149.1027 (Pickanjinnie (centre of locality))
Population30 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.172/km2 (0.45/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4428
Area174.4 km2 (67.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Maranoa Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Pickanjinnie:
Mooga Durham Downs Waikola
Blythdale Pickanjinnie Wallumbilla North
Tingun Wallumbilla South Wallumbilla

Pickanjinnie is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people. [1]

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Geography

Pickanjinnie railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line ( 26°34′58″S149°06′56″E / 26.5828°S 149.1156°E / -26.5828; 149.1156 (Pickanjinnie railway station) ). [3]

The Warrego Highway runs along the southern boundary. [4]

History

Bates Family at Pickanjinnie Creek Station, 1898 StateLibQld 2 167595 Bates Family at Pickanjinnie Creek Station, 1898.jpg
Bates Family at Pickanjinnie Creek Station, 1898

The locality's name is an Aboriginal word meaning place of land and water where the tortoise goes. [2]

Poybah Provisional School opened circa in 1896. In 1901 it was renamed Pickenjennie Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Pickenjennie State School. It closed circa 1926. [5]

In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickenjinnie school building to Vale View. [6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pickanjinnie had a population of 49 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Pickanjinnie. The nearest government primary school is Wallumbilla State School in neighbouring Wallumbilla to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10) and Roma State College (to Year 12) in Roma to the west. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pickanjinnie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Pickanjinnie – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49163)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pickanjinnie, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier . No. 22, 732. Queensland, Australia. 5 December 1930. p. 4. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pickanjinnie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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