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Neranwood
City of Gold CoastQueensland
View south from Lowry Court, Neranwood, Queensland.jpg
Lowry Court, 2016
Neranwood is located in Queensland
Neranwood
Neranwood
Location in Queensland
Population 67 (2016 census)
 • Density 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4213
Area 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s) Mudgeeraba
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Neranwood:
Numinbah Valley Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Numinbah Valley Neranwood Austinville
Springbrook Austinville Austinville

Neranwood is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Neranwood had a population of 67 people.

History

The name Neranwood is a contraction of the name of the Nerang Hardwood Company which established a sawmill in the area in 1923.

A private tramway was built to transport the timber from the sawmill to the railway siding at Mudgeeraba. It had two locomotives called Alison and Kathleen. However, the project was not economically viable and the sawmill and tramway closed in 1928. Local people used the tramway sleepers for firewood.

A telephone and telegraph office was established in 1924.


Education

There are no schools in Neranwood. The nearest primary school is Mudgeeraba Creek State School in neighbouring Mudgeeraba to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Robina State High School in Robina to the north-east.

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