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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)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 255 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 32.69/km2 (84.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4740 | ||||||||||||
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Nindaroo is a rurallocality in theMackay Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.[2]
The Mackay-Habana Road enters the locality from the south-east (Richmond) and exits to the north-west (Habana).[4]
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.[5][6]
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.[7]
Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Nindaroo State School, before closing in 1963.[8] 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.[9][10][11]
In the2016 census, Nindaroo had a population of 239 people.[12]
In the2021 census, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.[2]
There are no schools in Nindaroo. The nearest government primary schools are:[13]
The nearest government secondary schools are:[13]
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