Pin Gin Hill, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Pin Gin Hill
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.5641°N 145.9519°W
Pop:191
Postcode:4860
Area:17.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.3
Dir1:SW
Location1:Innisfail
Dist2:91.0
Dir2:S
Location2:Cairns
Dist3:262
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1613
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Upper Daradgee
Near-Ne:Stoters Hill
Bamboo Creek
Near-E:Currajah
Near-Se:No 6 Branch
Near-S:No 6 Branch
Near-Sw:No 6 Branch
Near-W:Coorumba
Near-Nw:Ngatjan

Pin Gin Hill is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pin Gin Hill had a population of 191 people.

Geography

The South Johnstone River forms the south-western and southern boundary of the locality, while the Johnstone River forms the north-western boundary.[2]

Pin Gin Hill is in the east of the locality (-17.563°N 145.9552°W), rising to above sea level.[3] [4]

The Palmerston Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Stoters Hill) and exits to the west (Coorumba).[5]

The South Johnstone sugar mill operates a cane tramway route through the locality.[6]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, growing sugarcane and other tropical crops, and some rural residential housing.[7]

Demographics

In the, Pin Gin Hill had a population of 175 people.

In the, Pin Gin Hill had a population of 191 people.

Education

There are no schools in Pin Gin Hill. The nearest government primary schools are Mundoo State School in Wangan to the east and Goondi State School in Goondi Bend to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate, Innisfail, to the north-east.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 29 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 30 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  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: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations . 30 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  6. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations . 30 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel . 30 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 30 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .