Danderoo is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Danderoo had a population of 40 people.[1]
| Danderoo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Traction engine threshing, Danderoo, 1899 | |||||||||||||||
  Danderoo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°15′06″S 152°13′44″E / 28.2516°S 152.2288°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 40 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Geography
editThe predominant land use is for crops with small areas of grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
edit
The name Danderoo is believed to be an Aboriginal word, meaning a place of killing, possibly referring to a clash between Aboriginal people and shepherds on Toolburra pastoral run in the 1840s.[2]
The Killarney railway line was a branch railway of the Southern railway line, connecting Warwick to Killarney via Wiyarra . It operated from 1884 to 1964.[4] Danderoo railway station was at 28°15′10″S 152°13′52″E / 28.25287°S 152.23111°E, while Wiyarra railway station was at 28°15′59″S 152°13′20″E / 28.26626°S 152.22227°E.[5]
Danderoo State School opened on 22 January 1900. It celebrated its golden jubilee in 1950.[6] It closed in 1964.[7] It was on the western side of Yangan Killarney Road at the junction with Campbell Road (28°15′30″S 152°13′59″E / 28.25825°S 152.23308°E).[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Danderoo had a population of 30 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Danderoo had a population of 40 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Danderoo. The nearest primary school is Yangan State School in Yangan to the north. The nearest secondary school is Killarney State School (to Year 10) in Killarney to the south-east and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the west.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Danderoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Danderoo – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45920)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Warwick - Killarney". Southern Downs Explorer. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Parish of Cunningham" (Map). Queensland Government. 1949. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Golden Jubilee of Danderoo School". Warwick Daily News. No. 9689. Queensland, Australia. 26 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Danderoo (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 17 March 2024.
Further reading
edit
- Crothers, Donna (2002), 125 years of education in the Tannymorel District : including Tannymorel, Mt. Colliery and Danderoo Schools, ISBN 978-0-9580662-0-4