Nindaroo

Nindaroo is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Nindaroo had a population of 239 people.[1]

Nindaroo
Queensland
Looking west on Orphanage Road, on the boundary of Nindaroo (south & left) and Habana (north & right), 2016
Nindaroo is located in Queensland
Nindaroo
Nindaroo
Coordinates21.0708°S 149.1291°E / -21.0708; 149.1291 (Nindaroo (centre of locality))
Population239 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density30.64/km2 (79.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4740
Area7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Nindaroo:
Habana Habana Bucasia
Habana Nindaroo Rural View
Farleigh Richmond Richmond

History

Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Nindaroo State School, before closing in 1963.[3] The school was located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road (21.08220°S 149.14186°E / -21.08220; 149.14186 (Nindaroo State School (former))), now in neighbouring Richmond.[4][5][6]

In the 2016 census Nindaroo had a population of 239 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nindaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Nindaroo – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46817)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Mackay (western half)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942.
  5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m309" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

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