Nindaroo
Nindaroo is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.
Geography
The Mackay-Habana Road enters the locality from the south-east and exits to the north-west.The terrain ranges from 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 rising to in the west of the locality.
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.
History
Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Nindaroo State School, before closing in 1963. The school was located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road, now in neighbouring Richmond.Demographics
In the, Nindaroo had a population of 239 people.In the, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.
Education
There are no schools in Nindaroo. The nearest government primary schools are:- Beaconsfield State School in Beaconsfield to the south-east
- Northview State School in Mount Pleasant to the south-east
- Farleigh State School in neighbouring Farleigh to the south-west
- Eimeo Road State School in neighbouring Rural View to the east
- Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in neighbouring Rural View to the east
- Mackay North State High School in North Mackay to the south-east