Danderoo is a rural
locality
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in the
Southern Downs Region
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Danderoo had a population of 30 people.
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Geography
The predominant land use is for crops with small areas of grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...
on native vegetation.
History
The name ''Danderoo'' is believed to be an Aboriginal word, meaning a ''place of killing'', possibly referring to a clash between Aboriginal people and shepherds on Toolburra pastoral run in the 1840s.[
Danderoo State School opened on 22 January 1900 and closed on 1964.]
Education
There are no schools in Danderoo. The nearest primary school is Yangan State School in Yangan to the north. The nearest secondary school is Killarney State School (to Year 10) in Killarney
Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...
to the south-east and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick
Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...
to the west.
References
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Southern Downs Region
Localities in Queensland