Pinkenba, Queensland

Pinkenba City of Brisbane, Queensland
Population:	343 (2006 census)
Postcode:	4008
Location:	9 km (6 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA:	Brisbane City Council
State District:	Electoral district of Clayfield
Federal Division:	Lilley
Suburbs around Pinkenba: Brisbane Airport Brisbane Airport Port of Brisbane Eagle Farm Pinkenba Lytton Eagle Farm Hemmant Lytton

Pinkenba is the name of a suburb in eastern Brisbane on the northern side of the Brisbane River. Despite being less than 10 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district, it has a largely rural feel to it. The area is spatially isolated from other residential suburbs and is surrounded by the Brisbane Airport to the north and west, and industrial land and the bank of the Brisbane River to the south. The suburb is accessed along Kingsford Smith Drive which passes an industrial area before reaching the suburb. Numerous development projects have been proposed for the area, including residential developments and an immigration detention centre, but nothing has ever come of it. Apart from BP's Bulwer Island Refinery, the suburb contains a small number of detached houses (primarily of weatherboard construction), primary school, local store, pub and industrial precincts.

Pinkenba is also the site of the now-abandoned Pinkenba railway station.

Pinkienba now has a historical trail which was designed on behalf of the PCA (Pinkenba Community Association) and Port of Brisbane with help from Brisbane City Council Neighborhood planning team; more work is still to be done over the next ten years with the beautification of Pinkenba with the start being the local park and historical path and local pub.

See also

• List of Brisbane suburbs

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places:Pinkenba