Upper Pinelands, Queensland
| Upper Pinelands Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Upper Pinelands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°13′17″S 151°57′34″E / 27.2213°S 151.9594°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 33 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.746/km2 (4.52/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4355 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Pinelands is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Upper Pinelands had a population of 33 people.[1]
History[edit]
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″S 151°58′12″E / 27.2315°S 151.9701°E).[4][5][6]
In the 2016 census, Upper Pinelands had a population of 33 people.[1]
Education[edit]
Thee are no schools in Pinelands. The nearest government primary schools are Haden State School in Haden to the west and Crows Nest State School in Crows Nest to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields, Toowoomba, to the south.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Pinelands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Upper Pinelands – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48083)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Djuan sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
