Pinnaroo, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pinnaroo South Australia
Pinnaroo main street, looking east
Pinnaroo Location in South Australia
Population	712 (locality) (2016 census) 547 (urban centre) (2016 census)
Established	17 November 1904 (town) 2 August 1999 (locality)
Postcode(s)	5304
Location	243 km (151 mi) east of Adelaide
LGA(s)	Southern Mallee District Council
Region	Murray and Mallee
County	Chandos
State electorate(s)	Hammond
Federal Division(s)	Barker
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.9 °C 73 °F 8.8 °C 48 °F 382.3 mm 15.1 in
Localities around Pinnaroo: Karte Karte Panitya Parilla Pinnaroo Panitya Ngarkat Ngarkat Big Desert
Footnotes	Adjoining localities

Pinnaroo is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, near the border with Victoria, 243 km east of Adelaide. Pinnaroo is on the north side of the Mallee Highway, and on the railway line between Tailem Bend and Ouyen. The roadhouse on the highway at Pinnaroo is the first "food and leg-stretch" stop on the bus route from Adelaide to Sydney. At the 2016 census, the locality of Pinnaroo had a population of 712 of which 547 lived in and around its town centre.

Pinnaroo Primary School

Pinnaroo Primary School is a public primary school for students in Reception to Year 7, and has approximately 70 students. The school has four composite classes - Reception, Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, and Years 5,6 and 7. It is the only school within 30 km of the town. As of 2013^[update], the school's principal is Sunyl Vogt and the school slogan is Aim High. The school regularly takes part in interschool sports with neighbouring schools, Lameroo and Geranium, in swimming and athletics. The school also takes part in SAPSASA with the Murray Mallee team in sports such as Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Athletics, Swimming, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Netball and Basketball. The school has four classrooms, a GP room, an art and technical centre, a home economics centre, an FM radio station, a swimming pool, two ovals, outdoor tennis, netball and basketball courts, and a full size gymnasium.

Pinnaroo Primary School is the home of South Australia's first Community Library which opened in 1977.

Gallery

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  Main Street

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  Main Street

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  Main Street

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  Post Office

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  Anglican Church

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  Church

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  Lutheran Church

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  Fountain

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  Golden Grain Hotel

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  Hotel

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  Pinnaroo Institute

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  Memorial Clock

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  Memorial Hospital

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  War Memorial

Economy

The railway is not currently available for transport between the states, as the line from Tailem Bend was converted to standard gauge and more recently mothballed forcing grain to be trucked to the port. The town has become a major centre for growing potatoes since around 1990.

Education

Pinnaroo Primary School is a public primary school for students in Reception to Year 7, and has approximately 80 students. The school has four composite classes - Reception, Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, and Years 5,6 and 7. It is the only school within 30 km of the town. The school's slogan is Aim High. The school is home to South Australia's first community library, which opened in 1977.

The school regularly takes part in interschool sports with neighbouring schools, Lameroo and Geranium, in swimming and athletics. The school also takes part in SAPSASA with the Murray Mallee team in sports such as Australian rules football, cricket, athletics, swimming, golf, softball, tennis, netball and basketball. The school has four classrooms, a GP room, an art and technical centre, a home economics centre, an FM radio station, a swimming pool, two ovals, outdoor tennis, netball and basketball courts, and a full-size gymnasium.