Wooroonden

Wooroonden
Queensland
Wooroonden State School, 2011
Wooroonden is located in Queensland
Wooroonden
Wooroonden
Coordinates26°06′47″S 151°45′35″E / 26.1130°S 151.7597°E / -26.1130; 151.7597 (Wooroonden (centre of locality))
Population54 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.806/km2 (4.68/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4605
Area29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Wooroonden:
Stonelands Glenrock Glenrock
Stonelands Wooroonden Glenrock
Marshlands Silverleaf Cloyna

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]

History

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Wooroon State School opened in 1917. In 1919 the spelling was changed to Woroon State School. In 1925 it was renamed Woroonden State School. It closed in 1963.[3]

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

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In the 2016 census, Wooroonden had a population of 59 people, 36% female and 64% male.[4] The median age of the population was 40 years, 2 years above the national median of 38.[4]

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wooroonden (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Wooroonden – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46284)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wooroonden (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata