| Nindaroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Nindaroo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°04′15″S149°07′45″E / 21.0708°S 149.1291°E /-21.0708; 149.1291 (Nindaroo (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 rurallocality in theMackay Region,Queensland, Australia.[2] In the2021 census, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.[1]
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″S149°07′21″E / 21.0659°S 149.1225°E /-21.0659; 149.1225 (The Dome)) rising to 136 metres (446 ft) in the west of the locality.[4][5]
The land use is predominantlygrazing on native vegetation with a small area growingsugarcane in the south-east of the locality. There is alsorural residential housing, mostly on the slopes in the east of the locality.[6]
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″S149°08′31″E / 21.08220°S 149.14186°E /-21.08220; 149.14186 (Nindaroo State School (former))), now in neighbouringRichmond.[8][9][10]
In the2016 census, Nindaroo had a population of 239 people.[11]
In the2021 census, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.[1]
There are no schools in Nindaroo. The nearest government primary schools are:[12]
The nearest government secondary schools are:[12]
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