Pentland, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pentland Queensland
Postcard showing Pentland railway station, 1909
Pentland Location in Queensland
Population	306 (2016 census)
• Density	0.02043/km2 (0.0529/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4816
Area	14,979.5 km2 (5,783.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	107 km (66 mi) SW of Charters Towers 242 km (150 mi) SW of Townsville 1,406 km (874 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
Region	North Queensland
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Pentland: Porcupine Basalt Homestead Torrens Creek Pentland Campaspe Aramac Laglan Llanarth Belyando

Pentland is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Pentland had a population of 306 people.

History

Train at Pentland railway station in 1929

Bett's Creek Post Office opened on 7 October 1884. It was renamed Pentland in 1885.

The 2013 Australian Federal Government budget included funds for a feasibility study on "the potential to develop land for sugarcane production, milling, ethanol and cogeneration infrastructure in the Pentland region."

Pentland Meatworks

Locally known as the Pentland Meatworks (or Cape Rive Meatworks) was opened in 1943 to meet the additional needs of Australian and American forces arriving in north Queensland during WWII.

The meatworks saw the township of Pentland thrive. In the early 70s there were two grocery stores and the Pentland State School had around 70 enrolled students, the town pool was opened and the town's only hotel, the Pentland Hotel Motel was renovated and thriving.

The meatworks was passed through several hands after end of WWII in 1945 meant the army no longer had a need for the facility. The meatworks eventually closed in September 1989.

Education

Pentland State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Gilmore Street (20°31′23″S 145°23′54″E / 20.5231°S 145.3982°E / -20.5231; 145.3982 (Pentland State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Pentland nor nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are options.

Transport