Pickanjinnie, Queensland

Pickanjinnie is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Pickanjinnie had a population of 49 people.[1]

Pickanjinnie
Queensland
Pickanjinnie
Coordinates26.4416°S 149.1027°E / -26.4416; 149.1027 (Pickanjinnie (centre of locality))
Population49 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2810/km2 (0.728/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4428
Area174.4 km2 (67.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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

Geography

Pickanjinnie railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line (26.5828°S 149.1156°E / -26.5828; 149.1156 (Pickanjinnie railway station)).[3]

History
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.[4]

In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickenjinnie school building to Vale View.[5]

In the 2016 census, Pickanjinnie had a population of 49 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Pickanjinnie. The nearest primary school is Wallumbilla State School in neighbouring Wallumbilla to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10) and Roma State College (to Year 12) in Roma to the west.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pickanjinnie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier (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.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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