Neerdie is a rural

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split between the

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and the

Fraser Coast Region The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari. ...

, both in

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, Australia. In the , Neerdie had a population of 111 people.

Geography

Most of the locality is within the Neerdie State Forest except for some land parcels in the south-east of the locality, where the land use is a mixture of

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housing and

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on native vegetation.

History

Originally Neerdie was within the

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and then later within the Shire of Cooloola. In the local government amalgamations of 2008, Neerdie became split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region.

Demographics

In the , Neerdie had a population of 109 people. In the , Neerdie had a population of 111 people.

Education

There are no schools in Neerdie. The nearest government primary school is Kia-Ora State School in neighbouring

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to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is

Gympie State High School Gympie State High School is a coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 900 students per year, with an official count of 922 s ...

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to the south-west.

References

{{Fraser Coast Region Gympie Region Fraser Coast Region Localities in Queensland