Kinnoul
Queensland
Kinnoul is located in Queensland
Kinnoul
Kinnoul
Coordinates25°39′45″S 149°32′17″E / 25.6625°S 149.5380°E / -25.6625; 149.5380 (Kinnoul (centre of locality))
Population69 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0849/km2 (0.2198/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4420
Area813.0 km2 (313.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 39.4 km (24 mi) SW of Taroom
  • 136 km (85 mi) NE of Roma
  • 236 km (147 mi) SW of Biloela
  • 475 km (295 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Kinnoul:
Broadmere Broadmere Taroom
Baroondah Kinnoul Taroom
Eurombah Eurombah Taroom

Kinnoul is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kinnoul had a population of 69 people.[1]

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 380 metres (1,250 ft) above sea level, falling to 190 metres (620 ft) towards the south and east of the locality. An exception to this is Mount Kinnoul in the south-east of the locality (25°40′04″S 149°40′09″E / 25.6677°S 149.6691°E / -25.6677; 149.6691 (Mount Kinnoul)) which rises to 378 metres (1,240 ft).[3][4][5][6]

Lynd Range (25°34′34″S 149°23′43″E / 25.5760°S 149.3952°E / -25.5760; 149.3952 (Lynd Range)) extends from neighbouring Broadmere to the north into Kinnoul.[7]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[4]

History

In the garden at Kinnoull Station, Dawson River, Queensland, 1864

The locality was officially named and bounded on 20 May 2005.[2] However, the name has been in use since at least 1862 where it was part of a mail route from Taroom to Bungeworgorai.[8] It probably takes its name from the Kinnoul pastoral lease taken out by Robert Miller and John Turnbull in 1851.[9]

In the 2016 census Kinnoul had a population of 69 people.[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[10]

Transport

Cowangah pastoral run has an airstrip (25°44′05″S 149°28′16″E / 25.7348°S 149.4712°E / -25.7348; 149.4712 (Cowangah airstrip)).[11]

Yurnga pastoral run has an airstrip (25°39′31″S 149°22′31″E / 25.6587°S 149.3753°E / -25.6587; 149.3753 (Yurnga airstrip)).[11]

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.[4] Distance education or boarding schools are options.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kinnoul (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Kinnoul – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49561)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mount Kinnoul – mountain in Shire of Banana (entry 18263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mount Kinnoul – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 18263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "General Post Office, Brisbane, 31st July, 1862. Conveyance of Mails". North Australian And Queensland General Advertiser. Vol. VIII, no. 496. Queensland, Australia. 9 August 1862. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Glebe Weir Raising and Pipeline Impact Assessment: Chapter 16: Cultural Heritage" (PDF). Queensland Government. p. 13.
  10. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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