Kinnoul is a rural locality in the

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, Queensland, Australia. In the Kinnoul had a population of 69 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south in parts by the Dawson River. The western edge of the locality is mountainous with elevations up to above sea level, falling to towards the south and east of the locality. An exception to this is Mount Kinnoul in the south-east of the locality () which rises to . Lynd Range () extends from neighbouring Broadmere to the north into Kinnoul. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 20 May 2005. However, the name has been in use since at least 1862 where it was part of a mail route from Taroom to

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. It probably takes its name from the Kinnoul pastoral lease taken out by Robert Miller and John Turnbull in 1851. In the Kinnoul had a population of 69 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Greenoaks () * Kinfauns () * Kinnoul () * Wilga Park ()

Transport

Cowangah pastoral run has an airstrip (). Yurnga pastoral run has an airstrip ().

Education

There are no schools in Kinnoul. The nearest school is Taroom State School in neighbouring Taroom to the east; it provides primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10. There are no nearby schools providing secondary schooling to Year 12. Distance education or boarding schools are options.

References

{{Shire of Banana Shire of Banana Localities in Queensland