Wooroonden
Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
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Wooroonden is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wooroonden had a population of 54 people.[1]
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Wooroonden State School building as seen from Bradleys Road in 2015. | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 26.1130°S 151.7597°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 54 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.806/km2 (4.68/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4605 | ||||||||||||
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History
Wooroon State School opened on 14 October 1918. In 1919, the spelling was changed to Woroon State School. In 1925, it was renamed Woroonden State School. It closed in 1963.[3][4] It was on the north-western corner of Webbers Bridge Road and Bradleys Road (26.11912°S 151.75704°E).[5][6][7] As at 2011, the school building was still extant and the site has been renamed Hughie Campbell Memorial Park.[8]
The district was originally known as Woroonden but on advice from the Murgon Shire Council on 24 January 2002, the locality name spelling was officially made Wooroonden.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wooroonden had a population of 59 people, 36% female and 64% male.[9] The median age of the population was 40 years, 2 years above the national median of 38.[9]
In the 2021 census, Wooroonden had a population of 54 people, 37% female and 63% male.[1] The median age of the population was 45 years, 7 years above the national median of 38.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Wooroonden. The nearest government primary school is Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the south-west and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Murgon.[10]
