| Type: | suburb |
| Mooroobool | |
| City: | Cairns |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -16.9361°N 145.7297°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 13 |
| Pop: | 7136 |
| Postcode: | 4870 |
| Area: | 4.6 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Lga: | Cairns Region |
| Stategov: | Cairns |
| Fedgov: | Leichhardt |
| Near-N: | Manoora |
| Near-Ne: | Manunda |
| Near-E: | Westcourt |
| Near-Se: | Bungalow |
| Near-S: | Earlville |
| Near-Sw: | Earlville |
| Near-W: | Lamb Range |
| Near-Nw: | Kanimbla |
Mooroobool is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mooroobool had a population of 7,136 people.
Mooroobool is located 5.4km (03.4miles) west of the Cairns central business district.
Mooroobool has a mixture of dwellings which are mainly residential and commercial properties. Nearby suburbs are Earlville and Kanimbla.
Mooroobool is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[2] The suburb was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1973.[1] The origin of the suburb name is from the geographical feature Mooroobool Peak located west from the suburb, named from an Aboriginal word meaning 'meeting of the waters'.[3] Kingsford Street is named after Richard Ash Kingsford, who was mayor of Cairns from 1885-1886 and in 1889.[4]
Balaclava State School opened on 2 February 1954.
At the, Mooroobool had a population of 6,618.
In the, Mooroobool had a population of 7,222 people.
In the, Mooroobool had a population of 7,136 people.
Mooroobool has a Campbell’s Super IGA and a police beat.
Balaclava State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 418 Mulgrave Road (-16.9367°N 145.7449°W).[5] [6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 353 students with 31 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent).[7] The school was a special education program.[5]