Type: | suburb |
Pickanjinnie | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -26.4416°N 149.1027°W |
Pop: | 30 |
Postcode: | 4428 |
Area: | 174.4 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 39.5 |
Dir1: | E |
Location1: | Roma |
Dist2: | 323 |
Dir2: | WNW |
Location2: | Toowoomba |
Dist3: | 451 |
Dir3: | WNW |
Location3: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Maranoa Region |
Stategov: | Warrego |
Fedgov: | Maranoa |
Near-N: | Durham Downs |
Near-Ne: | Waikola |
Near-E: | Wallumbilla North |
Near-Se: | Wallumbilla |
Near-S: | Wallumbilla South |
Near-Sw: | Tingun |
Near-W: | Blythdale |
Near-Nw: | Mooga |
Pickanjinnie is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people.
Pickanjinnie railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line (-26.5828°N 149.1156°W).[2]
The Warrego Highway runs along the southern boundary.
The locality's name is an Aboriginal word meaning place of land and water where the tortoise goes.[1]
Poybah Provisional School opened circa in 1896. In 1901 it was renamed Pickenjennie Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Pickenjennie State School. It closed circa 1926.
In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickenjinnie school building to Vale View.[3]
In the, Pickanjinnie had a population of 49 people.
In the, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people.
There are no schools in Pickanjinnie. The nearest primary school is Wallumbilla State School in neighbouring Wallumbilla to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10) and Roma State College (to Year 12) in Roma to the west.