Kindon, Queensland
Suburb of Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia
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Kindon is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kindon had a population of 20 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 28.1116°S 150.8105°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 610.5 km2 (235.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 20 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.033/km2 (0.085/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4390 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Gore Highway passes through from north-east (Bulli Creek) to south-west (Wyaga).[3]
The southern and central parts of the locality are within the Whetstone State Forest, but otherwise the predominant land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
Kindon State School was opened on 29 January 1963 by Eddie Beardmore, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Balonne.[4] He said "Here in this little school is the real wealth of your district - for education is a priceless asset." The school had an initially enrolment 25 students under headmaster Bob Harding.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Kindon had a population of 19 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Kindon had a population of 20 people.[1]
Education
Kindon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14034 Gore Highway (28.0801°S 150.7394°E).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[9]
There are no secondary schools in Kindon. The nearest government secondary school is Millmerran State School (to Year 10) in Millmerran to the north-east. As students living in the west of Kindon might be too distant to attnd this school, the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[10]
