| Type: | suburb |
| Aroona | |
| City: | Caloundra |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.783°N 153.1169°W |
| Pop: | 3466 |
| Postcode: | 4551 |
| Area: | 1.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 4.4 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Caloundra CBD |
| Dist2: | 89.9 |
| Dir2: | N |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Sunshine Coast Region |
| County: | Canning |
| Parish: | Bribie |
| Stategov: | Kawana |
| Fedgov: | Fisher |
| Near-N: | Currimundi |
| Near-Ne: | Battery Hill |
| Near-E: | Battery Hill |
| Near-Se: | Caloundra |
| Near-S: | Caloundra West |
| Near-Sw: | Little Mountain |
| Near-W: | Little Mountain |
| Near-Nw: | Meridan Plains |
Aroona is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Aroona had a population of 3,466 people.
Aroona is located within the urban centre 4.4km (02.7miles) north of Caloundra.
Aroona is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of refreshing" or "place of running water".[1]
In the, Aroona recorded a population of 3,287 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Aroona population was 43 years, 5 years above the national median of 38, with 79% of people born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 4.4%, Scotland 0.7%, South Africa 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%. 93.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Swedish, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Dari.
In the, Aroona had a population of 3,466 people.
There are no schools in Aroona. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Currimundi, Caloundra and Meridan Plains. The nearest secondary schools are in Caloundra and Meridan Plains.
Sugarbag Road Reservoir is a water treatment plant (-26.7848°N 153.115°W).[2]
There are a number of parks in Aroona: