Nindooinbah, Queensland

Nindooinbah is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Nindooinbah had a population of 80 people.[1]

Nindooinbah
Queensland
Cainbable Creek meets the Albert River
Nindooinbah is located in Queensland
Nindooinbah
Nindooinbah
Coordinates28.0505°S 153.0727°E / -28.0505; 153.0727 (Nindooinbah (centre of locality))
Population80 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.46/km2 (3.78/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4285
Area54.8 km2 (21.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Nindooinbah:
Beaudesert Tabragalba
Biddaddaba		 Canungra
Kerry Nindooinbah Canungra
Kerry Cainbable Sarabah

Geography

Nindooinbah occupies a part of the upper Albert River valley where Cainbable Creek joins the river. The Albert River also marks portions of both the eastern and western borders. In the east of the locality the slopes of Mount Witheren reach more than 550 metres (1,800 ft) above sea level. Farming dominates the lower central areas along two main roads aligned in a north–south direction.

The locality is bounded to the east by the Canungra Range.[3] Mount Witheren is part of the range on the north-eastern boundary of the locality (28.0517°S 153.1042°E / -28.0517; 153.1042 (Mount Witheren (Bingingerra))), rising to 568 metres (1,864 ft) above sea level [4][5] It is also known by its Yugumbir name Bingingerra. In Aboriginal lore, the mountain represents the body of turtle Bingingerra, who died on that location after a battle with sea creatures.[6][7]

History

The name Nindooinbah (also spelled Nindooimbah) is derived from the name of Nindooinbah pastoral run of 1842/3, based on Aboriginal words: nguin meaning charcoal / cinders, doan meaning black' and ba meaning place, indicating the place of the remains of a fire.[2]

The Nindooimbah pastoral run was originally selected in the early 1840s by Alfred Compigne, and was subsequently purchased by William Duckett White. The White family variously owned and leased the whole of the land from the present town of Beaudesert as well as a large proportion of the land running from Beaudesert to the shores of the Pacific Ocean, in the neighbourhood of Nerang, Southport, and Coomera. This large land holding was cut up into smaller properties. In 1877, 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) was resumed from the Nooininbah and Kerrylarabah pastoral runs and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[8] Eventually Nindooimbah was reduced to an area of about 18,000 acres (7,300 ha; 73 km2), of which a further 9,500 acres (3,800 ha; 38 km2) was sold to William Collins.[9]

On 7 May 1906 at Beaudesert School of Arts, auctioneers Isles, Love & Co offered 26 dairy farms, ranging in area from 118 to 1,223 acres (48 to 495 ha; 0.48 to 4.95 km2), totalling 6,092 acres (2,465 ha; 24.65 km2) in the Nindooimbah Estate along the Albert River and Kerry Creek (in present-day southern Nindooinbah and northern Kerry).[10] The section for sale was known as the Kerry Paddocks, which have been subdivided into twenty-six dairy farms.[9][11]

Nindooinbah State School opened on 12 May 1913. It closed on 24 January 1965.[12] It was at 540 Nindooinbah Estate Road (28.07461°S 153.04834°E / -28.07461; 153.04834 (Nindooinbah State School (former))).[13][14]

In the 2016 census, Nindooinbah had a population of 80 people.[1]

Heritage listings
Nindooinbah Homestead, 2009

Nindooinbah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Nindooinbah. The nearest primary schools are Beaudesert State School in neighbouring Beaudesert to the north-west, Canungra State School in neighbouring Canungra to the north-east, and Darlington State School in Darlington to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Beaudesert State High School in neighbouring Beaudesert to the north-west and Tamborine Mountain State High School in Tamborine Mountain to the north-east.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nindooinbah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Nindooinbah – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45176)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. "Mount Witheren – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 37775)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Mount Witheren – mountain in Scenic Rim Regional (entry 37775)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. "Curiosity: knowledge through the landscape". Queensland Historical Atlas. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  9. "THE NINDOOIMBAH ESTATE". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 17 March 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via Trove.
  10. "Plan and particulars of the Nindooimbah Estate". State Library of Queensland (Real estate map). 1906. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. "Nindooimbah Estate". State Library of Queensland. 1901. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. "Springbrook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  14. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  15. "Nindooinbah Homestead (entry 600027)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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