| Neranwood City of Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Lowry Court, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Neranwood | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°07′02″S153°18′43″E / 28.1172°S 153.3119°E /-28.1172; 153.3119 (Neranwood (centre of suburb)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 79 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 24.7/km2 (63.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4213 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mudgeeraba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Neranwood is asuburb in theCity of Gold Coast,Queensland, Australia.[2] In the2021 census, Neranwood had a population of 79 people.[1]
The nameNeranwood is a contraction of the name of the Nerang Hardwood Company which established a sawmill in the area in 1923.[3]
Neranwood Provisional School opened on 15 June 1925 and closed on 31 December 1928.[4]
A private tramway was built to transport the timber from the sawmill to the railway siding atMudgeeraba. It had two locomotives called Alison and Kathleen. However, the project was not economically viable and the sawmill and tramway closed in 1928. Local people used the tramway sleepers for firewood.[3]
A telephone and telegraph office was established in 1924.[5]
In the2016 census, Neranwood had a population of 67 people.[6]
In the2021 census, Neranwood had a population of 79 people.[1]
There are no schools in Neranwood. The nearest government primary school isMudgeeraba Creek State School in neighbouringMudgeeraba to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school isRobina State High School inRobina to the north-east.[7]
There are a number of parks in the area:
