locality
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in the
City of Townsville
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas. To the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock a ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia. In the , Pinnacles had a population of 83 people. It is a future urban growth area with many estates already planned.
Geography
Most of the terrain in the locality is mountainous rising to peaks such Frederick's Peak (679 metres) and South Pinnacle (729 metres, just west of the locality in neighbouring Granite Vale); this is undeveloped bushland. The lower flatter terrain around the northern and eastern boundaries is used for farming. The eastern boundary is the Ross River and Lake Ross (created by the
Ross River Dam
The Ross River Dam is a rock and earthfill-filled embankment dam across the Ross River, located between Kelso and Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia. Built initially for flood control, Lake Ross, the im ...
In the , Pinnacles had a population of 93 people.
In the , Pinnacles had a population of 83 people.
Education
There are no schools in Pinnacles. The nearest government primary schools are:
* The Willows State School in Kirwan to the north
* Rasmussen State School in
Rasmussen
The surname Rasmussen () is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning ''Rasmus' son''. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.Kelso to the north-east
The nearest government secondary school is
Thuringowa State High School
Thuringowa State High School is a public co-educational secondary school located in the Townsville suburb of Condon, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 678 students and a t ...
Ross River Solar Farm is on a site, formerlya mango farm. It can generate of electricity, sufficient to supply 54,000 homes. It is at 99 Kelson Drive ().