Nindaroo

The Mackay-Habana Road enters the locality from the south-east (Richmond) and exits to the north-west (Habana).^[3]

The terrain ranges from 5 to 140 metres (16 to 459 ft) 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 (21°03′57″S 149°07′21″E / 21.0659°S 149.1225°E / -21.0659; 149.1225 (The Dome)) rising to 136 metres (446 ft) in the west of the locality.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Nindaroo State School, before closing in 1963.^[7] The school was located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road (21°04′56″S 149°08′31″E / 21.08220°S 149.14186°E / -21.08220; 149.14186 (Nindaroo State School (former))), now in neighbouring Richmond.^[8][9][10]

In the 2016 census, Nindaroo had a population of 239 people.^[11]

In the 2021 census, Nindaroo had a population of 255 people.^[1]

There are no schools in Nindaroo. The nearest government primary schools are:^[12]

• 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

The nearest government secondary schools are:^[12]

• 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