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Ninderry is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,301 people.


Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line, Queensland, 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, Queensland, Yandina, the land use is mostly rural residential 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 Kabi language word ''nyindur'' / ''durree'', meaning ''place of scrub leeches.''


Demographics

In the , the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,087 people. In the , the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,301 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, Queensland, North Arm to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Nambour State College in Nambour to the south.


Community groups

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


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 (Queensland), Mount Coolum and west to Yandina, Queensland, Yandina.


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