Pickanjinnie, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Pickanjinnie
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.4416|149.1027|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Pickanjinnie (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 30
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| 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
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| 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.{{cite QPN|49163|Pickanjinnie|locality in Maranoa Region|accessdate=9 November 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people.
Geography
Pickanjinnie railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line ({{coord|-26.5828|149.1156|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Pickanjinnie railway station}}).{{Cite web|date=27 August 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
The Warrego Highway runs along the southern boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Pickanjinnie+QLD+4428/@-26.4417419,148.9622247,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bb97f69ea6b2f2d:0x400eef17f20a5f0!8m2!3d-26.4525371!4d149.1031559!5m1!1e4 |title=Pickanjinnie, Queensland |access-date=15 September 2021}}
History
File:StateLibQld 2 167595 Bates Family at Pickanjinnie Creek Station, 1898.jpg
The locality's name is an Aboriginal word meaning place of land and water where the tortoise goes.
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.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickenjinnie school building to Vale View.{{cite news|date=5 December 1930|title=PUBLIC WORKS.|page=4|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=22,732|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21611051|accessdate=9 November 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204210431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21611051|url-status=live}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Pickanjinnie had a population of 49 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32330|name=Pickanjinnie (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32308|name=Pickanjinnie (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
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.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=9 November 2020}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Pickanjinnie, Queensland}}{{Maranoa Region}}