Gindoran, Queensland

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Gindoran
Queensland
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Gindoran
Coordinates 24°36′30″S151°35′50″E / 24.6083°S 151.5972°E / -24.6083; 151.5972 (Gindoran (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4676
Area314.4 km2 (121.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Gindoran:
Boyne Valley Colosseum Colosseum
Dalga Gindoran Lowmead
Dalga Molangul Lowmead

Gindoran is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Gindoran had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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Geography

The Bruce Highway enters from the south-west (Lowmead) and proceeds north, exiting to the north-west (Colosseum). [3]

Gindoran has the following mountains (from north to south):

The Bulburin National Park and Bulburin State Forest extend from the north-west through to the south of the locality. [9] Apart from these protected areas, the land use is a mixture of grazing and plantation forestry. [9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gindoran had "no people or a very low population". [10]

In the 2021 census, Gindoran had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Education

There are no schools in Gindoran. The nearest government primary schools are Lowmead State School in neighbouring Lowmead to the east and Miriam Vale State School in Miriam Vale to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) to the north and Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in Rosedale to the east. However, students in the north-western parts of the locality may be too distant to attend these secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gindoran (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Gindoran – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46608)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  5. "Granite Hill – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 14597)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Booroon Booroon Mountain – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 3811)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. "Gindoran Peak – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 13822)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Mount Molangul – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 22444)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gindoran (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 August 2025.