Booroobin
Suburb of City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
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Booroobin is a rural locality split between the City of Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 26.8219°S 152.7758°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 258 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.842/km2 (20.31/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4552 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Booroobin is the source of the Stanley River and the Mary River. A section of Bellthorpe National Park is in the south east of the locality.[citation needed]
History
The origin of the name Booroobin may be from the Kabi word booroothabbin, meaning "forest oak tree", or another Indigenous word meaning "scrub possum".[2][3]
Booroobin State School opened on 8 October 1919 and closed in August 1953.[4]
The Booroobin Sudbury School opened in 1996 and closed on 4 December 2003.[4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Booroobin recorded a population of 292, 44.2% female and 55.8% male.[5] The median age was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 73.9% of people living in Booroobin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, Finland 1.4%, Lebanon 1%, Hungary 1%. 90.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Hungarian (1.4%), 1% Croatian (1%) and Italian (1%).[5]
In the 2016 census, Booroobin had a population of 260 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Booroobin. The nearest government primary schools are Maleny State School in Maleny to the north-east, Peachester State School in neighbouring Peachester to the east, and Conondale State School in neighbouring Conondale to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Maleny State High School in Maleny.[7]
Amenities
Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve is a nature reserve established to protect koalas (26.8002°S 152.7817°E).[8]
