Jandowae

Jandowae is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland.

The first European settlers arrived in the area in the 1860s and the first documented European birth was Henry Bateman in 1866.

The town was at first called Jindowie, from the local Aboriginal word for a waterhole. Later, a man called John or Jack Dowiae established a camp and rest area for travellers called the John Dowiae camp. This led to some early settlers using the name Jondowiae. With the coming of the railway in 1914, the name was changed again to Jandowae, to avoid confusion with nearby Jondaryan.

The fertile soil allowed the development of agriculture, and combined with a flourishing timber industry, saw the expansion of industry and commerce and the establishment of churches, halls and banks in the town.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,004 people.