Description
Jondaryan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Jondaryan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Jondaryan had a population of 385 people.
History
The name Jondaryan derives from pastoral run name first used 1841 by Henry Dennis. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning a long way off. The town was surveyed in June 1871 by surveyor G.T. Weale.Jondaryan Post Office opened on 1 March 1867.H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh stayed overnight in Jondaryan, then the terminus of the railway line, on 26 February 1868.Jondaryan Provisional School opened on 12 February 1872. On 31 January 1876 it became Jondaryan State School.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 196.457 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 384 m
Population number: 385
Local Government Area: Toowoomba Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Jondaryan, Queensland