Pinnacles, Queensland

Suburb of City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

19°26′41″S 146°40′46″E / 19.4447°S 146.6794°E / -19.4447; 146.6794Population83 (2021 census)^[1] • Density0.508/km² (1.316/sq mi)Postcode(s)4815Area163.4 km² (63.1 sq mi)LGA(s)City of TownsvilleState electorate(s)

Federal division(s)Kennedy

Suburbs around Pinnacles:
Alice River	Gumlow	Kelso
Granite Vale	Pinnacles	Ross River
Granite Vale	Granite Vale	Barringha

Pinnacles is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Pinnacles had a population of 83 people.^[1] It is a future urban growth area with many estates already planned.^[3]

Geography

Most of the terrain in the locality is mountainous rising to peaks such Frederick's Peak (679 metres) and South Pinnacle (729 metres, just west of the locality in neighbouring Granite Vale); this is undeveloped bushland. The lower flatter terrain around the northern and eastern boundaries is used for farming. The eastern boundary is the Ross River and Lake Ross (created by the Ross River Dam just to the north-east of the locality in Kelso).^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pinnacles had a population of 93 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Pinnacles had a population of 83 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pinnacles (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Pinnacles – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44628)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "Pinnacles - Residential - Celestino". www.celestino.net.au. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pinnacles (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.