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Pinbarren

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Noosa Council QLD, PO Box 141, Pinbarren, QLD 4568
07 5329 6500

Description

Pinbarren is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.

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

History

The name Pinbarren appears to be a corruption of an Aboriginal name Pimperon for the local mountain.Pinbarren Creek Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Pinbarren Creek State School. The school was closed in 1939. 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.A white cross and memorial plaque are present alongside the Pomona-Kin Kin Road.

Pinbarren Community Christian College opened on 10 February 2003.Pinbarren is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa, but between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 16.031 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 91 m

Population number: 343

Local Government Area: Noosa Council

Location

Noosa Council QLD, PO Box 141, Pinbarren, QLD 4568

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Pinbarren, Queensland

Pinbarren - Localista

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