Pinbarren, Queensland

Pinbarren is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Pinbarren had a population of 343 people.[1]

Pinbarren
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Jersey Cattle on the banks of Pinbarren Creek, ~1931
Pinbarren
Coordinates26.335°S 152.8494°E / -26.335; 152.8494
Population343 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density21.30/km2 (55.18/sq mi)
Established1890
Postcode(s)4568
Area16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location35 km (22 mi) WNW of Noosa Heads
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

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.

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][4]

Pinbarren Creek Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Pinbarren Creek State School. The school was closed in 1939.[5] 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 the 31st of October 1944. [6] A white cross and memorial plaque are present alongside the Pomona-Kin Kin Road.

Pinbarren Community Christian College opened on 10 February 2003.[5]

Pinbarren is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa, but between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pinbarren (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander (2608). Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Pomona Memorial Forest".

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