Rhydding, Queensland

Rhydding is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Rhydding had a population of 43 people.

Geography

The Dawson Highway forms most of the northern boundary of Rydding. The Fitzroy Developmental Road enters the locality from the south and has its junction with the Dawson Highway within the locality. A number of creeks flow from south to north through Rhydding; these are ultimately tributaries of the Dawson River, which in turn is a tributary of the Fitzroy River, which flows into the Coral Sea near Port Alma.
Rhydding is a mixture of freehold and leased land. The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

As the locality is within the parish of Rhydding, presumably it takes its name from the parish.

In the, Rhydding had a population of 63 people.
In the, Rhydding had a population of 43 people.

There are no schools in Rhydding. The nearest government primary schools are Bauhinia State School in neighbouring Bauhinia to the north-west and Moura State School in Moura to the north-east. However, students living in the south-eastern part of Rhydding may be too distant to attend either of these schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.
The nearest government secondary school is Moura State High School in Moura, but students living in the south and west of Rydding may be too distant to attend this school; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.