Pinkenba, Queensland
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Pinkenba is the name of a suburb in eastern Brisbane
on the northern side of the Brisbane River. Despite being less than 10 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district
, it has a largely rural feel to it. The area is spatially isolated from other residential suburbs and is surrounded by the Brisbane Airport
to the north and west, and industrial land and the bank of the Brisbane River
to the south. The suburb is accessed along Kingsford Smith Drive
which passes an industrial area before reaching the suburb. Numerous development projects have been proposed for the area, including residential developments and an immigration detention centre
, but nothing has ever come of it. Apart from BP
's Bulwer Island Refinery, the suburb contains a small number of detached houses (primarily of weatherboard construction), primary school, local store, pub and industrial precincts.
Pinkenba is also the site of the now-abandoned Pinkenba railway station
.
Pinkienba now has a historical trail which was designed on behalf of the PCA (Pinkenba Community Association) and Port of Brisbane with help from Brisbane City Council Neighborhood planning team; more work is still to be done over the next ten years with the beautification of Pinkenba with the start being the local park and historical path and local pub.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
on the northern side of the Brisbane River. Despite being less than 10 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
, it has a largely rural feel to it. The area is spatially isolated from other residential suburbs and is surrounded by the Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...
to the north and west, and industrial land and the bank of the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
to the south. The suburb is accessed along Kingsford Smith Drive
Kingsford Smith Drive, Brisbane
The Kingsford Smith Drive is a major road in Brisbane. The road was named after the aviator Charles Kingsford Smith. It connects the suburb of Pinkenba to the Brisbane central business district at the Breakfast Creek.-Congestion:...
which passes an industrial area before reaching the suburb. Numerous development projects have been proposed for the area, including residential developments and an immigration detention centre
Australian immigration detention facilities
Australian immigration detention facilities comprise a number of different facilities throughout Australia and one on the Australian territory of Christmas Island. They are used to house people who are detained under Australia’s policy of mandatory detention and previously under the now defunct...
, but nothing has ever come of it. Apart from BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
's Bulwer Island Refinery, the suburb contains a small number of detached houses (primarily of weatherboard construction), primary school, local store, pub and industrial precincts.
Pinkenba is also the site of the now-abandoned Pinkenba railway station
Pinkenba railway station, Brisbane
The Pinkenba railway station was originally the terminus of the Pinkenba Line, just 9 km from the Brisbane central business district; 14.1 km from Central station by rail...
.
Pinkienba now has a historical trail which was designed on behalf of the PCA (Pinkenba Community Association) and Port of Brisbane with help from Brisbane City Council Neighborhood planning team; more work is still to be done over the next ten years with the beautification of Pinkenba with the start being the local park and historical path and local pub.