Noorindoo, Queensland

Noorindoo Queensland
Noorindoo homestead, 1916
Noorindoo
Coordinates	27°05′04″S149°12′54″E / 27.0844°S 149.215°E / -27.0844; 149.215 (Noorindoo (centre of locality))
Population	71 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0670/km2 (0.1736/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4417
Area	1,059.3 km2 (409.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.8 km (10 mi) N of Surat 64.8 km (40 mi) SSE of Roma 336 km (209 mi) WSW of Toowoomba 463 km (288 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Noorindoo: Tingun Wallumbilla South Warkon Oberina Weribone Noorindoo Glenmorgan Surat Wellesley Parknook Glenmorgan

Noorindoo is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Noorindoo had a population of 71 people. ^[1]

Geography

Noorindoo is immediately north-east of the town of Surat. ^[3]

Bingi Crossing is a ford on the Balonne River near the current River Road ( 27°01′08″S149°22′35″E / 27.0188°S 149.3763°E / -27.0188; 149.3763 (Bingi Crossing) ) which connects Noorindoo with neighbouring Warkon. ^[4]

The Carnarvon Highway runs through from south-west to north-west, while the Surat Developmental Road runs along the southern boundary and the Roma-Condamine Road runs along the northern boundary. ^[5]

Noorindoo has the following mountains:

• Dinnebarraba Hill ( 27°14′11″S149°25′02″E / 27.2364°S 149.4171°E / -27.2364; 149.4171 (Dinnebarraba Hill) ) 313 metres (1,027 ft) ^{[6] [7]}
• Mount Walpanara ( 27°07′44″S149°07′13″E / 27.1288°S 149.1204°E / -27.1288; 149.1204 (Mount Walpanara) ) 283 metres (928 ft) ^{[6] [8]}
• The Ant Hill ( 27°05′02″S149°22′33″E / 27.0838°S 149.3759°E / -27.0838; 149.3759 (The Ant Hill) ) 304 metres (997 ft) ^{[6] [9]}

There is a small section of the Yalbone State Forest in the north of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation and growing crops. ^[3]

Surat Aerodrome is in the south-west of the locality, adjacent to the boundary with Surat ( 27°09′34″S149°04′34″E / 27.1595°S 149.0760°E / -27.1595; 149.0760 (Surat Aerodrome) ). ^[10] It has one runway 1,075 metres (3,527 ft) long with no support services. Any use must be pre-approved by the Maranoa Regional Council. ^[11]

History

The locality takes its name from the parish and lagoon, which in turn come from the pastoral run name, used from before 1858, reportedly the name of an Aboriginal person. ^[2]

Nellybri Provisional School opened circa 1889. Between about 1896 and 1899, it became a half-time school in conjunction with Retreat Provisional School (meaning the schools shared a single teacher). The school closed in 1906. ^[12] Nellybri is a pastoral station ( 27°07′24″S149°22′54″E / 27.1234°S 149.3816°E / -27.1234; 149.3816 (Nellybri pastoral station) ). ^[3]

Beranga Bridge School opened circa 1896. ^[13] It closed circa 1900. ^[12] Beranga Creek and the Beranga pastoral station are within Noorindoo. ^[14]

In September 1921, a meeting was held at the Frogmoor pastoral station ( 27°04′41″S149°06′50″E / 27.078°S 149.114°E / -27.078; 149.114 (Frogmoor pastoral station (Noorindoo)) ) to apply for a provisional school. ^[15] Beranga Provisional School opened circa August 1922. It closed temporarily in 1926 due to low student numbers, and closed permanently circa August 1929. ^[12]

St Paul's Anglican Church opened at Bingi Crossing circa 1925. Its last service was 20 December 1942. ^[16]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Noorindoo had a population of 55 people. ^[17]

In the 2021 census, Noorindoo had a population of 71 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Noorindoo. The nearest schools are Surat State School in neighbouring Surat to the south-west, which provides primary school and secondary schooling to Year 10, and Glenmorgan State School in neighbouring Glenmorgan to the south-east, which provides primary schooling to Year 6. ^[18] There are no schools providing schooling to Year 12 nearby; the options are distance education and boarding school. ^[19]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Noorindoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Noorindoo – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49167)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
4. "Bingi Crossing – ford in the Maranoa Region (entry 2693)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 July 2020.
5. Google (15 September 2021). "Noorindoo, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
6. "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.
7. "Dinnebarraba Hill – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 10103)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Mount Walpanara – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 36372)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "The Ant Hill – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 33830)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
10. "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
11. "Airports". Maranoa Regional Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
13. "Educational". The Queenslander . Vol. LI, no. 1129. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1897. p. 1300. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
14. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
15. "Advertising". Western Star And Roma Advertiser . No. 5376. Queensland, Australia. 28 September 1921. p. 3. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
16. "Closed Churches". Closed Anglican Churches of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Noorindoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
18. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
19. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2023.