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Noorindoo, Queensland
Noorindoo is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Noorindoo had a population of 71 people.[1] GeographyNoorindoo is immediately north-east of the town of Surat.[3] Bingi Crossing is a ford on the Balonne River near the current River Road (27°01′08″S 149°22′35″E / 27.0188°S 149.3763°E) which connects Noorindoo with neighbouring Warkon.[4] The Carnarvon Highway runs through from south-west to north-west, while the Surat Developmental Road runs along the southern boundary and the Roma-Condamine Road runs along the northern boundary.[5] Noorindoo has the following mountains:
There is a small section of the Yalbone State Forest in the north of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation and growing crops.[3] Surat Aerodrome is in the south-west of the locality, adjacent to the boundary with Surat (27°09′34″S 149°04′34″E / 27.1595°S 149.0760°E).[10] It has one runway 1,075 metres (3,527 ft) long with no support services. Any use must be pre-approved by the Maranoa Regional Council.[11] HistoryThe locality takes its name from the parish and lagoon, which in turn come from the pastoral run name, used from before 1858, reportedly the name of an Aboriginal person.[2] Nellybri Provisional School opened circa 1889. Between about 1896 and 1899, it became a half-time school in conjunction with Retreat Provisional School (meaning the schools shared a single teacher). The school closed in 1906.[12] Nellybri is a pastoral station (27°07′24″S 149°22′54″E / 27.1234°S 149.3816°E).[3] Beranga Bridge School opened circa 1896.[13] It closed circa 1900.[12] Beranga Creek and the Beranga pastoral station are within Noorindoo.[14] In September 1921, a meeting was held at the Frogmoor pastoral station (27°04′41″S 149°06′50″E / 27.078°S 149.114°E) to apply for a provisional school.[15] Beranga Provisional School opened circa August 1922. It closed temporarily in 1926 due to low student numbers, and closed permanently circa August 1929.[12] St Paul's Anglican Church opened at Bingi Crossing circa 1925. Its last service was 20 December 1942.[16] DemographicsIn the 2016 census, Noorindoo had a population of 55 people.[17] In the 2021 census, Noorindoo had a population of 71 people.[1] EducationThere are no schools in Noorindoo. The nearest schools are Surat State School in neighbouring Surat to the south-west, which provides primary school and secondary schooling to Year 10, and Glenmorgan State School in neighbouring Glenmorgan to the south-east, which provides primary schooling to Year 6.[18] There are no schools providing schooling to Year 12 nearby; the options are distance education and boarding school.[19] References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Noorindoo, Queensland.
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