Ninderry is a rural town and

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in the Sunshine Coast Region,

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,087 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the

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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. There are two mountains in the locality * Fair Hill in the north-west of the locality () rising to above sea level * Mount Ninderry in the south-east corner of the locality () rising to On the outskirts of Yandina, the land use is mostly

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but some areas are still used for agriculture.

History

The town takes its name the from Ninderry Range. The name of the range is a corruption of the

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word ''nyindur'' / ''durree'', meaning ''place of scrub leeches.'' In the , the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,087 people.

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 North Arm is a settlement in Lafonia, the southern part of East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, It is on the south coast, on the shore of the Bay of Harbours, and overlooks Sea Lion Island in the distance. In 2007, the population was 25 p ...

to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Nambour State College in

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...

to the south.

Community groups

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

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Parks

There are a number of parks in the area: * Collins Road Natural Amenity Reserve () * George Best Park () * Honeydew Place Natural Amenity Reserve () * Leach Park () * Mount Ninderry Bushland Conservation Reserve () * North Maroochy River Esplanade – Yandina () * Old Coach Way Bushland Conservation Reserve () * Old Coach Way Park ()

Attractions

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

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* {{authority control Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland Towns in Queensland