Pinbarren is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 447 people.

Geography

Pinbarren is on the Sunshine Coast, from the centre of

Noosa Heads Noosa Heads is a coastal town and suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Noosa Heads had a population of 4,484 people. It is a popular holiday destination. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west by We ...

. It is located at the foot of Mount Pinbarren. Its southern boundary is marked by Six Mile Creek. The town is in the south-west of the locality. Mount Pinbarren is located in

Mount Pinbarren National Park Mount Pinbarren is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 129 km north of Brisbane. It is located in Pinbarren, a locality in the Shire of Noosa. Mount Pinbarren lies within the South East Queensland bioregion and the Mary River catch ...

, which was established in 1929.

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 31 October 1944. A white cross and memorial plaque are present alongside the Pomona-Kin Kin Road. The site was rededicated in 1995 as part of the Pomona High Schools golden jubilee. Pinbarren Community Christian College opened on 10 February 2003. As at 2023, the school is closed. It was at 298 Pomona Kin-Kin Road. Between 2008 and 2013, Pinbarren (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within

Sunshine Coast Region The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It cont ...

. In 2022, work began on the replacement of the Pinbarren Bridge over Six Mile Creek. The work includes a new two lane concrete bridge raised 3 metres for flood mitigation at a cost of $18 Million dollars. This replaces the previous bridge built in 1934 for a price of £2,800.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 343 people. In the , the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 447 people.

Education

There are no schools in Pinbarren. The nearest government primary schools are Cooran State School in neighbouring

Cooran Cooran is a rural hinterland town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooran had a population of 1,624 people. Geography Cooran is predominantly farming land with its urban centre in the north of ...

to the west, Kin Kin State School in neighbouring

Kin Kin Kin Kin is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kin Kin had a population of 764 people. In the 2021 census the population had risen to 844. Geography Kin Kin lies between Pomona to ...

to the north, and Pomona State School in neighbouring Pomona to the south. The nearest government school is

Noosa District State High School Noosa District State High School is a twin campus high school based in Cooroy and Pomona in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The school was established in 1963, and as of 2016, had 1335 students. It is the longest-established secondar ...

, which has its junior campus in neighbouring Pomona to the south and its senior campus in

Cooroy Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa H ...

further south.

References

External links

Town map of Pinbarren, 1973
{{Noosa Shire Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland Localities in Queensland