Type: | suburb |
Kindon | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -28.1116°N 150.8105°W |
Pop: | 20 |
Postcode: | 4390 |
Area: | 610.5 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 62.3 |
Dir1: | WSW |
Location1: | Millmerran |
Dist2: | 79.2 |
Dir2: | NW |
Location2: | Goondiwindi |
Dist3: | 144 |
Dir3: | SW |
Location3: | Toowoomba |
Dist4: | 276 |
Dir4: | WSW |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Goondiwindi Region |
Stategov: | Southern Downs |
Fedgov: | Maranoa |
Near-N: | Bulli Creek |
Near-Ne: | Woondul |
Near-E: | Woondul |
Near-Se: | Bybera |
Near-S: | Bybera |
Near-Sw: | Wyaga |
Near-W: | Wyaga |
Near-Nw: | Boondandilla |
Kindon is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kindon had a population of 20 people.
The Gore Highway passes through from north-east (Bulli Creek) to south-west (Wyaga).
The southern and central parts of the locality are within the Whetstone State Forest, but otherwise the predominant land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.
Kindon State School was opened on 29 January 1963 by Eddie Beardmore, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Balonne. He said "Here in this little school is the real wealth of your district - for education is a priceless asset." The school had an initially enrolment 25 students under headmaster Bob Harding.[2]
In the, Kindon had a population of 19 people.
In the, Kindon had a population of 20 people.
Kindon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14034 Gore Highway (-28.0801°N 150.7394°W).[3] [4] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[5]
There is no secondary school in Kindon. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School (to Year 10) in Millmerran to the north-east and Goondiwindi State School (to Year 12) in Goondiwindi to the south-west.