Upper Pinelands, Queensland

Upper Pinelands Queensland
Upper Pinelands
Coordinates	27°13′17″S151°57′34″E / 27.2213°S 151.9594°E / -27.2213; 151.9594 (Upper Pinelands (centre of locality))
Population	49 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	2.59/km2 (6.71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4355
Area	18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.3 km (8 mi) NW of Crows Nest 51.5 km (32 mi) N of Toowoomba 164 km (102 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Upper Pinelands: Djuan Glenaven Glenaven Djuan Upper Pinelands Pinelands Bergen Plainby Pinelands

Upper Pinelands is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Pinelands had a population of 49 people. ^[1]

History

Pinelands Upper State School opened circa 1922 and closed on circa 1946. ^[3] It was at 57 Roberts Road (corner of Butters Lane, 27°13′53″S151°58′12″E / 27.2315°S 151.9701°E / -27.2315; 151.9701 (Pinelands Upper State School (former)) ). ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Upper Pinelands had a population of 33 people. ^[7]

In the 2021 census, Upper Pinelands had a population of 49 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Pinelands. The nearest government primary schools are Haden State School in Haden to the west and Crow's Nest State School in Crows Nest to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields, Toowoomba, to the south. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Pinelands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Upper Pinelands – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48083)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
4. "Parish of Djuan sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Pinelands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 11 June 2022.