Ninderry, Queensland

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Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ninderry is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,301 people.[1]

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.[4]

There are two mountains in the locality

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  • Mount Ninderry in the south-east corner of the locality (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) rising to Script error: No such module "convert".[5][7]

On the outskirts of Yandina, the land use is mostly rural residential but some areas are still used for agriculture.[4]

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.[2]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,087 people.[8]

In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,301 people.[1]

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.[4]

Community groups

Maroochy Landcare and Maroochy Mooloola Catchment Coordinating Association are both based in Ninderry. Both are affiliated with Landcare Australia.[9]

Parks

There are a number of parks in the area:

  • Collins Road Natural Amenity Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
  • George Best Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
  • Honeydew Place Natural Amenity Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
  • Leach Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
  • Mount Ninderry Bushland Conservation Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
  • North Maroochy River Esplanade – Yandina (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
  • Old Coach Way Bushland Conservation Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]
  • Old Coach Way Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[10]

Attractions

File:Panorama from Mount Ninderry towards Coolum, 2018.jpg
Panorama from Mount Ninderry towards Mount Coolum, 2018

The bushwalk up Mount Ninderry has two lookouts with panoramic views east to Mount Coolum and west to Yandina.[11]

References

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