Noorindoo, Queensland
| Noorindoo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Noorindoo homestead, 1916 | |||||||||||||||
  Noorindoo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°05′04″S 149°12′54″E / 27.0844°S 149.215°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 71 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4417 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,059.3 km2 (409.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Noorindoo is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Noorindoo had a population of 71 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
Noorindoo is immediately north-east of the town of Surat.[4]
Bingi Crossing is a ford on the Balonne River near the current River Road (27°01′08″S 149°22′35″E / 27.0188°S 149.3763°E) which connects Noorindoo with neighbouring Warkon.[5]
The Carnarvon Highway runs through from south-west to north-west, while the Surat Developmental Road runs along the southern boundary and the Roma-Condamine Road runs along the northern boundary.[6]
Noorindoo has the following mountains:
- Dinnebarraba Hill (27°14′11″S 149°25′02″E / 27.2364°S 149.4171°E) 313 metres (1,027 ft)[7][8]
- Mount Walpanara (27°07′44″S 149°07′13″E / 27.1288°S 149.1204°E) 283 metres (928 ft)[7][9]
- The Ant Hill (27°05′02″S 149°22′33″E / 27.0838°S 149.3759°E) 304 metres (997 ft)[7][10]
There is a small section of the Yalbone State Forest in the north of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation and growing crops.[4]
Surat Aerodrome is in the south-west of the locality, adjacent to the boundary with Surat (27°09′34″S 149°04′34″E / 27.1595°S 149.0760°E).[11] It has one runway 1,075 metres (3,527 ft) long with no support services. Any use must be pre-approved by the Maranoa Regional Council.[12]
History[edit]
The locality takes its name from the parish and lagoon, which in turn come from the pastoral run name, used from before 1858, reportedly the name of an Aboriginal person.[2]
Nellybri Provisional School opened circa 1889. Between about 1896 and 1899, it became a half-time school in conjunction with Retreat Provisional School (meaning the schools shared a single teacher). The school closed in 1906.[13] Nellybri is a pastoral station (27°07′24″S 149°22′54″E / 27.1234°S 149.3816°E).[4]
Beranga Bridge School opened circa 1896.[14] It closed circa 1900.[13] Beranga Creek and the Beranga pastoral station are within Noorindoo.[15]
In September 1921, a meeting was held at the Frogmoor pastoral station (27°04′41″S 149°06′50″E / 27.078°S 149.114°E) to apply for a provisional school.[16] Beranga Provisional School opened circa August 1922. It closed temporarily in 1926 due to low student numbers, and closed permanently circa August 1929.[13]
St Paul's Anglican Church opened at Bingi Crossing circa 1925. Its last service was 20 December 1942.[17]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Noorindoo had a population of 55 people.[18]
In the 2021 census, Noorindoo had a population of 71 people.[3]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Noorindoo. The nearest schools are Surat State School in neighbouring Surat to the south-west, which provides primary school and secondary schooling to Year 10, and Glenmorgan State School in neighbouring Glenmorgan to the south-east, which provides primary schooling to Year 6.[19] There are no schools providing schooling to Year 12 nearby; the options are distance education and boarding school.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Noorindoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Noorindoo – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49167)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Noorindoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Bingi Crossing – ford in the Maranoa Region (entry 2693)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Google (15 September 2021). "Noorindoo, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Dinnebarraba Hill – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 10103)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Walpanara – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 36372)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Ant Hill – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 33830)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Airports". Maranoa Regional Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Educational". The Queenslander. Vol. LI, no. 1129. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1897. p. 1300. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Advertising". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 5376. Queensland, Australia. 28 September 1921. p. 3. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Closed Churches". Closed Anglican Churches of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Noorindoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
