Pinbarren, Queensland

Pinbarren Sunshine Coast,  Queensland
Jersey Cattle on the banks of Pinbarren Creek, circa 1931
Pinbarren
Coordinates	26°20′06″S152°50′58″E / 26.335°S 152.8494°E / -26.335; 152.8494 (Pinbarren (town centre))
Population	447 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established	1890
Postcode(s)	4568
Area	16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.6 km (9 mi) NNW of Cooroy 25.7 km (16 mi) NW of Tewantin 32.9 km (20 mi) SE of Gympie 152 km (94 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)	Noosa
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Pinbarren: Kin Kin Kin Kin Kin Kin Cooran Pinbarren Cootharaba Cooran Pomona Pomona

Pinbarren is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 447 people. ^[4]

Geography

Pinbarren is on the Sunshine Coast, 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the centre of Noosa Heads. It is located at the foot of Mount Pinbarren. Its southern boundary is marked by Six Mile Creek.

The town is in the south-west of the locality. ^[5]

Mount Pinbarren is located in Mount Pinbarren National Park, which was established in 1929.

History

The name Pinbarren appears to be a corruption of an Aboriginal name Pimperon for the local mountain. ^{[2] [6]}

Pinbarren Creek Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Pinbarren Creek State School. The school was closed in 1939. ^[7] From 1939 to 1943 the Pomona School Forestry Club planted Hoop Pine, Kauri Pine, Flooded Gum and Silky Oak trees on the school site and it was named the Pomona Memorial Forestry Plot on 31 October 1944. A white cross and memorial plaque are present alongside the Pomona-Kin Kin Road. The site was rededicated in 1995 as part of the Pomona High Schools golden jubilee. ^[8]

Pinbarren Community Christian College opened on 10 February 2003. ^[7] As at 2023, the school is closed. It was at 298 Pomona Kin-Kin Road.

Between 2008 and 2013, Pinbarren (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region. ^{[9] [10]}

In 2022, work began on the replacement of the Pinbarren Bridge over Six Mile Creek. The work includes a new two lane concrete bridge raised 3 metres for flood mitigation at a cost of $18 Million dollars. ^[11] This replaces the previous bridge built in 1934 for a price of £2,800. ^[12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 343 people. ^[13]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 447 people. ^[4]

Education

There are no schools in Pinbarren. The nearest government primary schools are Cooran State School in neighbouring Cooran to the west, Kin Kin State School in neighbouring Kin Kin to the north, and Pomona State School in neighbouring Pomona to the south. The nearest government school is Noosa District State High School, which has its junior campus in neighbouring Pomona to the south and its senior campus in Cooroy further south. ^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pinbarren (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Pinbarren – town in Shire of Noosa (entry 26759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. "Pinbarren – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48841)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 November 2019.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pinbarren (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 August 2023.
6. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander . No. 2608. Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1916. p. 8. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
8. "Pomona Memorial Forest". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
9. "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council . Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
10. "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council . 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
11. "Kin Kin Road—Six Mile Creek: replace timber bridge". tmr.qld.gov.au. Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
12. "Bridge Opened at Pinbarren". Trove. Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advestiser. Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advestiser. 5 October 1934. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pinbarren (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

Media related to Pinbarren, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

• Town map of Pinbarren, 1973