Neerdie, Queensland
| Neerdie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Neerdie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°57′01″S 152°43′42″E / 25.95023°S 152.7282°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 111 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 110.5 km2 (42.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Neerdie is a rural locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Neerdie had a population of 111 people.[4]
Geography[edit]
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 rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History[edit]
Originally Neerdie was within the Shire of Tiaro 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.[2][3]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Neerdie had a population of 109 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Neerdie had a population of 111 people.[4]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Neerdie. The nearest government primary school is Kia-Ora State School in neighbouring Kia Ora to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Neerdie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Neerdie – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Neerdie – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46750)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Neerdie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Neerdie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
