Danderoo, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Danderoo
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Queensland State Archives 5190 Traction Engine Threshing Plant Danderoo 1899.png
| caption = Traction engine threshing, Danderoo, 1899
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.2516|152.2288|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Danderoo (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 40
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4370
| area = 7.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 9.4
| dir1 = S
| location1 = Yangan
| dist2 = 12.9
| dir2 = NNW
| location2 = Killarney
| dist3 = 23.6
| dir3 = E
| location3 = Warwick
| dist4 = 168
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Southern Downs Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Emu Vale
| near-ne = Emu Vale
| near-e = Emu Vale
| near-se = Tannymorel
| near-s = Wiyarra
| near-sw = Wiyarra
| near-w = Junabee
| near-nw = Junabee
}}
Danderoo is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45920|Danderoo|locality in Southern Downs Region|access-date=19 September 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Danderoo had a population of 40 people.
Geography
The predominant land use is for crops with small areas of grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=17 March 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
History
File:Hay carting at Clarke's farm, Danderoo, circa 1899.jpg
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.
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.{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-11-27 |title=Warwick - Killarney |url=https://downsexplorer.org.au/warwick-killarney/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Southern Downs Explorer |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024205652/https://downsexplorer.org.au/warwick-killarney/ |url-status=live }} Danderoo railway station was at {{Coord|-28.25287|152.23111|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Danderoo State School (former)}}, while Wiyarra railway station was at {{Coord|-28.26626|152.22227|name=Wiyarra railway station (former)}}.{{Cite web |date=1949 |title=Parish of Cunningham |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-cunningham-1949/original |access-date=17 March 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}
Danderoo State School opened on 22 January 1900. It celebrated its golden jubilee in 1950.{{cite news |date=26 August 1950 |title=Golden Jubilee of Danderoo School |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190482337 |accessdate=17 March 2024 |newspaper=Warwick Daily News |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=9689}} It closed in 1964.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was on the western side of Yangan Killarney Road at the junction with Campbell Road ({{Coord|-28.25825|152.23308|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Danderoo State School (former)}}).
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Danderoo had a population of 30 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30811|name=Danderoo (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Danderoo had a population of 40 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30805|name=Danderoo (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There 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.{{cite web|title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments|url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/|website=Queensland Globe|publisher=Queensland Government|access-date=17 March 2024|archive-date=19 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/|url-status=live}}
References
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Further reading
{{commons category|Danderoo, Queensland}}
- {{Citation|author1=Crothers|first=Donna|title=125 years of education in the Tannymorel District : including Tannymorel, Mt. Colliery and Danderoo Schools|publication-date=2002|publisher=|isbn=978-0-9580662-0-4}}
{{Southern Downs Region}}