Nindaroo, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Nindaroo, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
| Locality | Nindaroo |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.06624 |
| Longitude | 149.12625 |
| Population | 226 |
| Density | 29.1 /km² |
| Area | 7.8 km² |
| Elevation | 34 m |
| Postcode | 4740 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 814 km north-northwest |
Nindaroo is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 226. The locality covers an area of 7.8 km², giving a population density of about 29.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 34 m above sea level. It lies approximately 814 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Nindaroo is located at 21.0662°S, 149.1262°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4740. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Nindaroo rests where the coastal plains begin their gentle rise towards the hinterland, a landscape painted in the muted greens of sugar cane fields and the ochre blush of drier earth. It lies 10.5 km north-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 324°T), and is situated 6.8 km west-north-west of Andergrove. The air here carries a constant, soft humidity, a breath drawn from the nearby Coral Sea, and in the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a honeyed light across the flat expanses, catching the dew on broad cane leaves and turning them to liquid gold. The land itself feels well-worn, a patient canvas for the seasons, with the occasional stand of hardy eucalyptus trees offering a darker, more rugged punctuation to the otherwise flowing contours.
The story of Nindaroo is deeply entwined with the fertile alluvial soils that have sustained its agricultural heart for generations, primarily sugar cane cultivation that has shaped both the economy and the very texture of life. This industry, a constant hum beneath the surface of everyday existence, has seen the land parcelled and tended, its bounty hauled away to neighbouring processing centres. Echoes of earlier times, when the land was first cleared and settled, can still be felt in the sturdy, practical architecture of the older farmhouses and the quiet diligence of the local community. Nindaroo, though not a place of grand pronouncements, possesses a quiet strength, a grounded character born from the enduring relationship between its people and the rich, yielding earth.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Nindaroo, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Nindaroo, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Nindaroo includes the postcode (4740), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Nindaroo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |