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Kin Kin
Queensland
Kin Kin hotel.jpg
The Country Life Hotel on Main Street, Kin Kin, 2018
Kin Kin is located in Queensland
Kin Kin
Kin Kin
Location in Queensland
Population 764 (2016 census)
 • Density 7.748/km2 (20.07/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4571
Area 98.6 km2 (38.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s) Noosa
Federal Division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Kin Kin:
Neusa Vale Neusa Vale
Coondoo
Como
Cedar Pocket
Mothar Mountain
Kin Kin Como
Cootharaba
Cooran Pinbarren Cootharaba

Kin Kin is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Kin Kin had a population of 764 people.

History

Axeman Hillcoat felling a tree in the Kin Kin district ca. 1915f
Axeman Hillcoat felling a tree in the Kin Kin district ca. 1915
Queensland State Archives 236 Illawarra Dairy Cattle on Mr G Grevetts farm at Kin Kin c 1931
Illawarra Dairy Cattle on Mr G Grevetts farm at Kin Kin, circa 1931

Timber-getters moved into the area in the late 1870s. Until the mid-1970s Kin Kin was predominantly a smallcrop and dairy farming community, from then on land and farm usage started to change and there was a decline in production farms. Early deforestation and clearing of land led to small produce and dairy farming from the early 1900s. The butter factory was closed in 1937 but the sawmill still survives. Deregulation of the milk industry led to the exit of all but a handful of family dairy farms. Sadly, nine years after deregulation, the reversal of the decision in 2009 was too late for most families who had since sold. Nowadays these same farms are small hobby farms, some growing fruit trees, and many carrying horses or beef cattle. Today Kin Kin boasts health retreats, accommodation, small businesses, artists and bush foods.

The family of William D. Francis one of Queensland's pioneering botanists owned land in the area, and many native trees first identified by him are found in the area.

On 14 August 1971, a tornado passed through the town killing three people.

In 2007, a plan to developed a $400 million eco-tourism resort was rejected by the Government of Queensland on the grounds that the development was not part of the regional planning document.

In early April 2009 the town was hit by severe flooding from Kin Kin Creek a tributary of the Noosa River.

Heritage listings

Kin Kin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy

Kin Kin Sawmill is still operating.

Many original farms have been subdivided into small hobby farms, some growing fruit trees, and many carrying horses or beef cattle. Today Kin Kin boasts health retreats, accommodation, small businesses, artists, a rock quarry and bush foods.

Education

Kin Kin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Main Street (26°15′45″S 152°52′18″E / 26.2624°S 152.8718°E / -26.2624; 152.8718 (Kin Kin State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 62 students with 9 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

There is no secondary school in Kin Kin. The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has two sites:

  • Years 7-8 at the Pomona campus
  • Years 9-12 at the Cooroy campus
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