Nindaroo
| Nindaroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking west on Orphanage Road, on the boundary of Nindaroo (south & left) and Habana (north & right), 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Nindaroo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°04′15″S 149°07′45″E / 21.0708°S 149.1291°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 255 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 32.69/km2 (84.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Nindaroo is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.[1]
Geography
The Mackay-Habana Road enters the locality from the south-east (Richmond) and exits to the north-west (Habana).[3]
The terrain ranges from 5 to 140 metres (16 to 459 ft) above sea level with the lower elevations in the north-east of the locatity and the highest elevations in the south. There is one named peak, The Dome (21°03′57″S 149°07′21″E / 21.0659°S 149.1225°E) rising to 136 metres (446 ft) in the west of the locality.[4][5]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small area growing sugarcane in the south-east of the locality. There is also rural residential housing, mostly on the slopes in the east of the locality.[6]
History
Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Nindaroo State School, before closing in 1963.[7] The school was located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road (21°04′56″S 149°08′31″E / 21.08220°S 149.14186°E), now in neighbouring Richmond.[8][9][10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Nindaroo had a population of 239 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Nindaroo. The nearest government primary schools are:[12]
- Beaconsfield State School in Beaconsfield to the south-east
- Northview State School in Mount Pleasant to the south-east
- Farleigh State School in neighbouring Farleigh to the south-west
- Eimeo Road State School in neighbouring Rural View to the east
The nearest government secondary schools are:[12]
- Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in neighbouring Rural View to the east
- Mackay North State High School in North Mackay to the south-east
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nindaroo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Nindaroo – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46817)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Dome – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 33923)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Mackay (western half)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m309" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nindaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
External links
Media related to Nindaroo, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons