Ninderry, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Ninderry
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.5477°N 152.968°W
Pop:1301
Postcode:4561
Area:8.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.0
Dir1:NE
Location1:Yandina
Dist2:12.0
Dir2:N
Location2:Nambour
Dist3:40.0
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Caloundra
Dist4:112
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Sunshine Coast Region
Stategov:Ninderry
Fedgov:Fairfax
Near-N:North Arm
Near-Ne:Valdora
Near-E:Valdora
Near-Se:Maroochy River
Near-S:Yandina
Near-Sw:Yandina
Near-W:Bridges
Near-Nw:North Arm

Ninderry is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,301 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line and to the south-west by the North Maroochy River. The locality is loosely bounded to the east by the ridgeline of the Ninderry Range.

There are two mountains in the locality

On the outskirts of Yandina, the land use is mostly rural residential but some areas are still used for agriculture.

History

The town takes its name the from Ninderry Range. The name of the range is a corruption of the Kabi language word nyindur / durree, meaning place of scrub leeches.

Demographics

In the, the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,087 people.

In the, the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,301 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ninderry. The nearest government primary schools are Yandina State School in neighbouring Yandina to the south-west and North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Nambour State College in Nambour to the south.

Community groups

Maroochy Landcare and Maroochy Mooloola Catchment Coordinating Association are both based in Ninderry. Both are affiliated with Landcare Australia.[6]

Parks

There are a number of parks in the area:

Attractions

The bushwalk up Mount Ninderry has two lookouts with panoramic views east to Mount Coolum and west to Yandina.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. 7 March 2022.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes – Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Maroochydore . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316152409/https://landcareaustralia.org.au/landcare-get-involved/findagroup/?postcode=maroochydore . 16 March 2018 . 16 March 2018 . Landcare Australia.
  7. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation – Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  8. Web site: Mt Ninderry . 2022-07-12 . Aussie Bushwalking . 12 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512173113/https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/qld/se-qld/sunshine-coast/mt-ninderry . live .