Wooroonden
Appearance
Wooroonden Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Wooroonden State School, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°06′47″S 151°45′35″E / 26.1130°S 151.7597°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 54 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.806/km2 (4.68/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4605 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]In the 2016 census, Wooroonden had a population of 59 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Wooroonden had a population of 54 people.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wooroonden (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Wooroonden – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46284)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wooroonden (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.