Ninderry, Queensland
# Ninderry, Queensland

Ninderry is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Ninderry had a population of 1,087 people.

## Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Bruce Highway 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 (26°32′19″S 152°58′22″E﻿ / ﻿26.5385°S 152.9727°E﻿ / -26.5385; 152.9727﻿ (Fair Hill)) rising to 148 metres (486 ft) above sea level
* Mount Ninderry in the south-east corner of the locality (26°33′09″S 152°59′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.5524°S 152.9940°E﻿ / -26.5524; 152.9940﻿ (Mount Ninderry)) rising to 312 metres (1,024 ft)

On the outskirts of 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.

In the 2016 census, 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 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 (26°32′55″S 152°58′13″E﻿ / ﻿26.5486°S 152.9703°E﻿ / -26.5486; 152.9703﻿ (Collins Road Natural Amenity Reserve))
* George Best Park (26°32′56″S 152°57′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.5488°S 152.9638°E﻿ / -26.5488; 152.9638﻿ (George Best Park))
* Honeydew Place Natural Amenity Reserve (26°31′54″S 152°58′49″E﻿ / ﻿26.5318°S 152.9804°E﻿ / -26.5318; 152.9804﻿ (Honeydew Place Natural Amenity Reserve))
* Leach Park (17°47′02″S 102°02′12″E﻿ / ﻿17.7840°S 102.0368°E﻿ / -17.7840; 102.0368﻿ (Leach Park))
* Mount Ninderry Bushland Conservation Reserve (17°42′20″S 102°00′21″E﻿ / ﻿17.7055°S 102.0057°E﻿ / -17.7055; 102.0057﻿ (Mount Ninderry Bushland Conservation Reserve))
* North Maroochy River Esplanade – Yandina (17°42′10″S 101°58′59″E﻿ / ﻿17.7027°S 101.9830°E﻿ / -17.7027; 101.9830﻿ (North Maroochy River Esplanade – Yandina))
* Old Coach Way Bushland Conservation Reserve (26°32′14″S 152°58′11″E﻿ / ﻿26.5373°S 152.9697°E﻿ / -26.5373; 152.9697﻿ (Old Coach Way Bushland Conservation Reserve))
* Old Coach Way Park (26°32′09″S 152°58′12″E﻿ / ﻿26.5359°S 152.9701°E﻿ / -26.5359; 152.9701﻿ (Old Coach Way Park))

## Attractions

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

