Kinnoul, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kinnoul
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.6625°N 149.538°W
Pop:80
Postcode:4420
Area:813.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:39.4
Dir1:SW
Location1:Taroom
Dist2:136
Dir2:NE
Location2:Roma
Dist3:236
Dir3:SW
Location3:Biloela
Dist4:475
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Banana
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Broadmere
Near-Ne:Taroom
Near-E:Taroom
Near-Se:Taroom
Near-S:Eurombah
Near-Sw:Eurombah
Near-W:Baroondah
Near-Nw:Broadmere

Kinnoul is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kinnoul had a population of 80 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 380m (1,250feet) above sea level, falling to 190m (620feet) towards the south and east of the locality. An exception to this is Mount Kinnoul in the south-east of the locality (-25.6677°N 149.6691°W) which rises to 378m (1,240feet).[2] [3] [4]

Lynd Range (-25.576°N 149.3952°W) extends from neighbouring Broadmere to the north into Kinnoul.[5]

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.[1] However, the name has been in use since at least 1862 where it was part of a mail route from Taroom to Bungeworgorai.[6] It probably takes its name from the Kinnoul pastoral lease taken out by Robert Miller and John Turnbull in 1851.[7]

Demographics

In the Kinnoul had a population of 69 people.

In the, Kinnoul had a population of 80 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[8]

Transport

Cowangah pastoral run has an airstrip (-25.7348°N 149.4712°W).[9]

Yurnga pastoral run has an airstrip (-25.6587°N 149.3753°W).

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.

Notes and References

  1. 14 December 2020.
  2. 14 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  6. News: 9 August 1862. General Post Office, Brisbane, 31st July, 1862. Conveyance of Mails.. VIII. 3. North Australian And Queensland General Advertiser. 496. Queensland, Australia. 14 December 2020. National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: Glebe Weir Raising and Pipeline Impact Assessment: Chapter 16: Cultural Heritage. Queensland Government. 13.
  8. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  9. Web site: 22 October 2020. Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140611/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/1646c12e-0c31-42d3-a156-9891b01e938a. 16 November 2020. 3 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.