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Nindaroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21°04′15″S149°07′45″E / 21.0708°S 149.1291°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 255 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
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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 rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 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 ) rising to 136 metres (446 ft) in the west of the locality. [4] [5]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small area growing sugarcane in the south-east of the locality. There is also rural 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 ), now in neighbouring Richmond. [8] [9] [10]
In the 2016 census, Nindaroo had a population of 239 people. [11]
In the 2021 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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