Pinevale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Pinevale had a population of 51 people.

Geography

Pinevale has the following mountains: * Ben Mohr () * Blue Mountain () * Mount McBryde () The Ben Mohr State Forest is in the north-east of the locality and extends into neighbouring Brightly,

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, and Hazledean. The Mia Mia State Forest is in the south of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use in the south of the locality is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation, while the north of the locality is a mixture of grazing and growing crops (mostly

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

). There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.

Demographics

In the , Pinevale had a population of 53 people. In the , Pinevale had a population of 51 people.

Education

There are no schools in Pinevale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mirani State School and Mirani State High School, both in Mirani to the north.

References

{{Mackay Region Mackay Region Localities in Queensland