Pindi Pindi
| Pindi Pindi Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | small (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4798 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Pindi Pindi is a small rural locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Pindi Pindi had too small a population to be separately reported. However, the combined localities of Pindi Pindi and its neighbours Yalboroo and Mentmore had a population of 376.[1]
Geography
The locality of Pindi Pindi is bounded to the south and east by Blackrock Creek (which flows into the Coral Sea) and to the north and west by Catherine Creek (a tributary of Blackrock Creek); their confluence is the most easterly point of the locality. Apart from a few small hills which are largely undeveloped, the mostly flat locality is used for farming sugar cane.[3]
The Bruce Highway runs from south-east to north-west through the locality. The North Coast railway line runs parallel and slightly north of the highway.[3]
The locality has a network of privately operated tramway lines for transporting sugar cane to the sugar mill.[4]
The town is located in the south-east of the locality, almost on the boundary to neighbouring Calen, where the school, the former brickworks, and some houses cluster around the former Pindi Pindi railway station.[2][3] The former Wagoora railway station is located in the north-west of the locality with a small cluster of houses around it.[3][5]
History
The name Pindi Pindi was assigned to the local railway station in 1915, and is allegedly an Aboriginal word, indicating creek or flowing water.[2]
Pindi Pindi State School opened on 24 March 1928.[6]
Pindi Pindi Post Office opened by 1935 and closed in 1981.[7]
Heritage listings
Pindi Pindi has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Off the Bruce Highway: Pindi Pindi Brickworks[8]
Education
Pindi Pindi State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school located on the Bruce Highway.[9] In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 3 teachers.[10] Calen District State College in neighbouring Calen is the nearest secondary school.[11]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Pindi Pindi (GL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pindi Pindi (entry 46825)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Wagoora (entry 36146)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Pindi Pindi Brickworks (former) (entry 601655)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to Pindi Pindi State School". pindipindiss.eq.edu.au. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "2015 School Annual Report" (PDF). Pindi Pindi State School. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
