Jondaryan, Queensland
Jondaryan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Jondaryan had a population of 414 people.
Geography
The Western railway line passes through the locality. The now-closed Jondaryan railway station served the town, while the Malu railway station on the boundary of the localities of Jondaryn and Malu is still operational.History
The name Jondaryan derives from pastoral run name first used 1841 by Henry Dennis. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning a long way off. The town was surveyed in June 1871 by surveyor G.T. Weale.Jondaryan Post Office opened on 1 March 1867.
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh stayed overnight in Jondaryan, then the terminus of the railway line, on 26 February 1868.
Jondaryan Provisional School opened on 12 February 1872. On 31 January 1876, it became Jondaryan State School.
In June 2015, the closed St Jude's Anglican church was relocated from Acland to the Jondaryan Woolshed to be used as a wedding chapel.
Demographics
In the, the locality of Jondaryan had a population of 385 people.In the, the locality of Jondaryan had a population of 414 people.
Heritage listings
Jondaryan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:- Jondaryan Homestead, Evanslea Road
- Jondaryan Woolshed, Evanslea Road
- St Anne's Anglican Church, Evanslea Road
Education
The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the east.
Facilities
Library services in Jondaryan are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Jondaryan State School on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.The Jondaryan Rural Fire Brigade Station provides Rural Fire Services to both the Jondaryan and the broader community, on a voluntary per-call basis.