The name Pinkenba comes from the Turrbal word binkinba which means "place of land tortoise".

The former suburb of Meeandah took its name from the now disused Meeandah railway station on the Pinkenbah railway line, which in turn is named after a corruption of the Greek word meander and refers to Serpentine Creek which flowed through the area (but has subsequently been converted into a drain due to the development of Brisbane Airport).
The name is often thought to be an Aboriginal word.

Boggy Creek State School opened on 22 February 1875.
It was renamed Myrtle State School in 1888.
In 1900 it was renamed Pinkenba State School.
It closed on 31 December 2010.
It was located at 248 Eagle Farm Road on the corner of Serpentine Road (27.4202°S 153.1218°E).


On 15 October 1892 there was an auction of crown land near a new meatworks.

Pinkenba Wharf was the point of embarkation for many World War I soldiers.
The Pinkenba & District War Memorial commemorates those from the district who served and died in the war.
The memorial was unveiled on 16 August 1919 by the Queensland Governor, Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams.
Qantas selected Pinkenba for its flying boat base in the 1930s.
 Until the war, Hamilton Reach was too congested, however the base eventually moved upstream providing better access for passengers.

Myrtletown State School opened on 1924 and closed on 19 February 1971.
It occupied the northern part of the block bounded by Main Beach Road, School Road (now Lewandowski Drive) and Sandmere Street (27.3893°S 153.1412°E).

St Matthias' Anglican Church was dedicated on 14 February by Canon de Witt Batty.
It closed circa 1981.
It was located on the south-east corner of Hopper Street and McBride Road (27.4227°S 153.1189°E).

On 6 March 1963, Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a roadside memorial which commemorates the discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Australia.
Although significant oil deposits had been found at Moonie the pipeline to Brisbane was not completed until the following year.
 The site was selected because it was close to a large oil refinery which was to process the oil.

In 1975 Myrtletown (then an independent suburb) was downgraded to a neighbourhood within Pinkenba.
Myrtletown was historically known as a residential and farming locality, though Myrtletown has become industrial and portside in recent decades.

Pinkenba recorded a population of 350 people at the 2011 census.

As at March 2020, there are two cruise ship wharves for Brisbane, with differing facilities.
Portside Wharf at Hamilton was completed in 2006 and is an international standard facility for cruise liners, offering restaurants, coffee shops, gift shops, and other facilities.
However, due to the height restrictions of the Gateway Bridge and length restriction of 270 metres (890 ft) that far upstream, the larger ocean-going cruise liners must dock further down the river at the more industrial Multi User Terminal at the Port of Brisbane.
In late 2020 the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal will open on the northern bank of the Brisbane River in the suburb of Pinkenba opposite the port (27.3811°S 153.1542°E).
The new cruise terminal is located at Luggage Point next to the Luggage Point Sewage Treatment Plant (which has been renamed the Luggage Point Resource Recovery Centre).
The new terminal will be able to accommodate the largest cruise vessels in the world.
It will be operated by the port but will not be part of the suburb of Port of Brisbane.
The name Pinkenba comes from the Turrbal word binkinba which means "place of land tortoise".
The former suburb of Meeandah took its name from the now disused Meeandah railway station on the Pinkenbah railway line, which in turn is named after a corruption of the Greek word meander and refers to Serpentine Creek which flowed through the area (but has subsequently been converted into a drain due to the development of Brisbane Airport). The name is often thought to be an Aboriginal word.
Boggy Creek State School opened on 22 February 1875. It was renamed Myrtle State School in 1888. In 1900 it was renamed Pinkenba State School. It closed on 31 December 2010. It was located at 248 Eagle Farm Road on the corner of Serpentine Road (27.4202°S 153.1218°E).

On 15 October 1892 there was an auction of crown land near a new meatworks.
Pinkenba Wharf was the point of embarkation for many World War I soldiers. The Pinkenba & District War Memorial commemorates those from the district who served and died in the war. The memorial was unveiled on 16 August 1919 by the Queensland Governor, Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams.Qantas selected Pinkenba for its flying boat base in the 1930s.  Until the war, Hamilton Reach was too congested, however the base eventually moved upstream providing better access for passengers.
Myrtletown State School opened on 1924 and closed on 19 February 1971. It occupied the northern part of the block bounded by Main Beach Road, School Road (now Lewandowski Drive) and Sandmere Street (27.3893°S 153.1412°E).
St Matthias' Anglican Church was dedicated on 14 February by Canon de Witt Batty. It closed circa 1981. It was located on the south-east corner of Hopper Street and McBride Road (27.4227°S 153.1189°E).
On 6 March 1963, Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a roadside memorial which commemorates the discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Australia. Although significant oil deposits had been found at Moonie the pipeline to Brisbane was not completed until the following year.  The site was selected because it was close to a large oil refinery which was to process the oil.
In 1975 Myrtletown (then an independent suburb) was downgraded to a neighbourhood within Pinkenba. Myrtletown was historically known as a residential and farming locality, though Myrtletown has become industrial and portside in recent decades.
Pinkenba recorded a population of 350 people at the 2011 census.
As at March 2020, there are two cruise ship wharves for Brisbane, with differing facilities. Portside Wharf at Hamilton was completed in 2006 and is an international standard facility for cruise liners, offering restaurants, coffee shops, gift shops, and other facilities. However, due to the height restrictions of the Gateway Bridge and length restriction of 270 metres (890 ft) that far upstream, the larger ocean-going cruise liners must dock further down the river at the more industrial Multi User Terminal at the Port of Brisbane. In late 2020 the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal will open on the northern bank of the Brisbane River in the suburb of Pinkenba opposite the port (27.3811°S 153.1542°E). The new cruise terminal is located at Luggage Point next to the Luggage Point Sewage Treatment Plant (which has been renamed the Luggage Point Resource Recovery Centre). The new terminal will be able to accommodate the largest cruise vessels in the world. It will be operated by the port but will not be part of the suburb of Port of Brisbane.
Pinkenba, Queensland