Booroobin

Booroobin is a locality split between the Moreton Bay Region and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census Booroobin had a population of 260 people.[1]

Booroobin
Queensland
Booroobin
Booroobin
Coordinates26.8219°S 152.7758°E / -26.8219; 152.7758 (Booroobin (locality))
Population260 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.90/km2 (20.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4552
Area32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Booroobin:
Conondale Wootha Peachester
Conondale
Bellthorpe		 Booroobin Peachester
Bellthorpe Cedarton Commissioners Flat

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.

History

The original 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 on 1996 and closed on 4 December 2003.[4]

In the 2016 census Booroobin had a population of 260 people.[1]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Booroobin recorded a population of 292 people, 44.2% female and 55.8% male.[5] The median age of the Booroobin population 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 1.4% Hungarian, 1% Croatian, 1% Italian.[5]

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.[6]

Amenities

Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve is a nature reserve established to protect koalas (26.8002°S 152.7817°E / -26.8002; 152.7817 (Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve)).[7][8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booroobin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Booroobin – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45484)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "Booroobin – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48537)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booroobin (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. "Council dedicates 15 reserves to protect koalas". Sunshine Coast Council. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

Further reading
  • "Booroobin". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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