Pindi Pindi

Pindi Pindi Queensland
Pindi Pindi
Coordinates	20°51′18″S148°43′20″E / 20.855°S 148.7222°E / -20.855; 148.7222 (Pindi Pindi (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 20°51′18″S148°43′20″E / 20.855°S 148.7222°E / -20.855; 148.7222 (Pindi Pindi (centre of locality))
Population	98 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	3.564/km2 (9.23/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4798
Area	27.5 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.5 km (4 mi) N of Calen 61.3 km (38 mi) NW of Mackay 327 km (203 mi) SE of Townsville 1,011 km (628 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)	Dawson
Localities around Pindi Pindi: Yalboroo Yalboroo Mentmore Yalboroo Pindi Pindi St Helens Beach Calen Calen Calen

Pindi Pindi is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2016 census Pindi Pindi had a population of 98 people. ^[1]

Geography

The locality of Pindi Pindi is bounded to the south and east by Blackrock Creek (which flows into the Coral Sea) and to the north and west by Catherine Creek (a tributary of Blackrock Creek); their confluence is the most easterly point of the locality. Apart from a few small hills which are largely undeveloped, the mostly flat locality is used for farming sugar cane. ^[3]

The Bruce Highway runs from south-east to north-west through the locality. The North Coast railway line runs parallel and slightly north of the highway. ^[3]

The locality has a network of privately operated tramway lines for transporting sugar cane to the sugar mill. ^[3]

The town is located in the south-east of the locality, almost on the boundary to neighbouring Calen, where the school, the former brickworks, and some houses cluster around the former Pindi Pindi railway station ( 20°52′10″S148°44′02″E / 20.8695°S 148.7340°E / -20.8695; 148.7340 (Pindi Pindi railway station) ). ^{[2] [3] [4]} The former Wagoora railway station is located in the north-west of the locality ( 20°50′59″S148°42′19″E / 20.8498°S 148.7053°E / -20.8498; 148.7053 (Wagoora railway station) ) with a small cluster of houses around it (a neighbourhood known as Wagoora). ^{[3] [4] [5]}

History

The locality takes its name from the Pindi Pindi railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1915. Pindi Pindi is an Aboriginal word, meaing creek or flowing water. ^[2]

Pindi Pindi Provisional School opened on 24 March 1928, later becoming Pindi Pindi State School. ^[6]

Pindi Pindi Post Office opened by 1935 and closed in 1981. ^[7]

Wagoora State School opened on 22 August 1949 and closed on 1963. ^[8]

In the 2011 census Pindi Pindi had too small a population to be separately reported. However, the combined localities of Pindi Pindi and its neighbours Yalboroo and Mentmore had a population of 376. ^[9]

In the 2016 census Pindi Pindi had a population of 98 people. ^[1]

Heritage listings

Pindi Pindi has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Off the Bruce Highway: Pindi Pindi Brickworks ^[10]

Education

Pindi Pindi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 5923 Bruce Highway ( 20°52′13″S148°43′56″E / 20.8703°S 148.7322°E / -20.8703; 148.7322 (Pindi Pindi State School) ). ^{[11] [12]} In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 3 teachers. ^[13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 18 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). ^[14]

There is no secondary school in Pindi Pindi. The nearest secondary school is Calen District State College in neighbouring Calen to the south-east. ^{[3] [15]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pindi Pindi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Pindi Pindi – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46825)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
5. "Wagoora – unbounded locality in the Mackay Region (entry 36146)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government.
6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Pindi Pindi (GL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
10. "Pindi Pindi Brickworks (former) (entry 601655)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
11. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. "Pindi Pindi State School". Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "2015 School Annual Report" (PDF). Pindi Pindi State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
14. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
15. "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.