Population small (2011 census) LGA(s) Mackay Region Pindi Pindi St Helens Beach Local time Monday 12:15 PM | Postcode(s) 4798 State electorate(s) Whitsunday Postal code 4798 Federal division Division of Dawson | |
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Location 60 km (37 mi) NW of Mackay
326 km (203 mi) SE of Townsville
1,077 km (669 mi) NNW of Brisbane Weather 27°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Pindi Pindi is a small rural locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Pindi Pindi had too small a population to be separately reported. However, the combined localities of Pindi Pindi and its neighbours Yalboroo and Mentmore had a population of 376.
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Map of Pindi Pindi QLD 4798, Australia
Geography
The locality of Pindi Pindi is bounded to the south and east by Blackrock Creek (which flows into the Coral Sea) and to the north and west by Catherine Creek (a tributary of Blackrock Creek); their confluence is the most easterly point of the locality. Apart from a few small hills which are largely undeveloped, the mostly flat locality is used for farming sugar cane.
The Bruce Highway runs from south-east to north-west through the locality. The North Coast railway line runs parallel and slightly north of the highway.
The locality has a network of privately operated tramway lines for transporting sugar cane to the sugar mill.
The town is located in the south-east of the locality, almost on the boundary to neighbouring Calen, where the school, the former brickworks, and some houses cluster around the former Pindi Pindi railway station. The former Wagoora railway station is located in the north-west of the locality with a small cluster of houses around it.
History
The name Pindi Pindi was assigned to the local railway station in 1915, and is allegedly an Aboriginal word, indicating creek or flowing water.
Pindi Pindi State School opened on 24 March 1928.
Pindi Pindi Post Office opened by 1935 and closed in 1981.
Heritage listings
Pindi Pindi has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
Pindi Pindi State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school located on the Bruce Highway. In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 3 teachers. Calen District State College in neighbouring Calen is the nearest secondary school.