Booroobin Explained

Type:suburb
Booroobin
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.8219°N 152.7758°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:258
Postcode:4552
Area:32.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.6
Dir1:SW
Location1:Maleny
Dist2:42.7
Dir2:W
Location2:Caloundra CBD
Dist3:50.8
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Caboolture
Dist4:96.6
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Moreton Bay
Lga2:Sunshine Coast Region
Stategov:Glass House
Stategov2:Buderim
Fedgov:Fisher
Fedgov2:Blair
Near-N:Wootha
Near-Ne:Peachester
Near-E:Peachester
Near-Se:Commissioners Flat
Near-S:Cedarton
Near-Sw:Bellthorpe
Near-W:Conondale
Bellthorpe
Near-Nw:Conondale

Booroobin is a rural locality split between the City of Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.

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 origin of the name Booroobin may be from the Kabi word booroothabbin, meaning "forest oak tree", or another Indigenous word meaning "scrub possum".

Booroobin State School opened on 8 October 1919 and closed in August 1953.[3]

The Booroobin Sudbury School opened on 1996 and closed on 4 December 2003.

Demographics

In the, Booroobin recorded a population of 292, 44.2% female and 55.8% male. 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%).

In the, Booroobin had a population of 260 people.

In the, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.

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.

Amenities

Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve is a nature reserve established to protect koalas (-26.8002°N 152.7817°W).[4]

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Notes and References

  1. 28 September 2017.
  2. 28 September 2017.
  3. Book: Queensland schools past and present. 2010. Version 1.01. Queensland Family History Society. 978-1-921171-26-0.
  4. Web site: 20 November 2020. Land for public recreation - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
    - Web site: 2014-09-29. Council dedicates 15 reserves to protect koalas. 2021-04-04. Sunshine Coast Council. 20 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420164439/https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Council-dedicates-15-reserves-to-protect-koalas. live.