Neerdie is a rural locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Neerdie had a population of 111 people.

Geography

Most of the locality is within the Neerdie State Forest except for some land parcels in the south-east of the locality, where the land use is a mixture of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation.

History

Originally Neerdie was within the Shire of Tiaro and then later within the Shire of Cooloola. In the local government amalgamations of 2008, Neerdie became split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Neerdie had a population of 109 people.

In the 2021 census, Neerdie had a population of 111 people.

Education

There are no schools in Neerdie. The nearest government primary school is Kia-Ora State School in neighbouring Kia Ora to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.