Nindooinbah is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Nindooinbah had a population of 95 people.

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 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. Mount Witheren is part of the range on the north-eastern boundary of the locality (), rising to above sea level 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.

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''. The Nindooimbah pastoral run was originally selected in the early 1840s by Alfred Compigne, and was subsequently purchased by

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. 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

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, in the neighbourhood of

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, and

Coomera Coomera () is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coomera had a population of 20,225 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Helensvale, Wi ...

. This large land holding was cut up into smaller properties. In 1877, was resumed from the Nooininbah and Kerrylarabah pastoral runs and offered for selection on 17 April 1877. Eventually Nindooimbah was reduced to an area of about , of which a further was sold to William Collins. On 7 May 1906 at Beaudesert School of Arts, auctioneers Isles, Love & Co offered 26 dairy farms, ranging in area from , totalling in the ''Nindooimbah Estate'' along the Albert River and Kerry Creek (in present-day southern Nindooinbah and northern Kerry). The section for sale was known as the Kerry Paddocks, which have been subdivided into twenty-six dairy farms. Nindooinbah State School opened on 12 May 1913. It closed on 24 January 1965. It was at 540 Nindooinbah Estate Road ().

Demographics

In the , Nindooinbah had a population of 80 people. In the , Nindooinbah had a population of 95 people.

Heritage listings

Nindooinbah has a number of

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sites, including: * Nindooinbah Homestead, Nindooinbah Connection Road ()

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 Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinte ...

to the north-east, and Darlington State School in

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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 Tamborine Mountain State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school located in Tamborine Mountain, in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education. As of 2023, it had an enrolment ...

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to the north-east.

References

External links

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