Kooroomool, Queensland

Kooroomool Queensland
Kooroomool
Coordinates	17°55′51″S145°42′59″E / 17.9308°S 145.7163°E / -17.9308; 145.7163 (Kooroomool (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	253.0 km2 (97.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	43.9 km (27 mi) WSW of Tully 94.9 km (59 mi) SW of Innisfail 182 km (113 mi) S of Cairns 187 km (116 mi) S of Atherton 1,578 km (981 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Kooroomool: Ravenshoe Millstream Maalan Palmerston Gulngai Walter Hill Innot Hot Springs Kooroomool Cardstone Glen Ruth Kirrama Murray Upper Munro Plains

Kooroomool is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Kooroomool had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Geography

Most of Kooroomool is within the Tully Gorge National Park, except for a small portion in the north-west of the locality which is within the Koombooloomba National Park. ^[3]

Kooroomool has the following mountains:

• Mount Kooroomool ( 17°50′29″S145°40′49″E / 17.8414°S 145.6802°E / -17.8414; 145.6802 (Mount Kooroomool) ) 925 metres (3,035 ft) ^{[4] [5]}
• Mount Theodore ( 17°46′40″S145°37′02″E / 17.7779°S 145.6171°E / -17.7779; 145.6171 (Mount Theodore) ) 895 metres (2,936 ft) ^{[4] [6]}

Demographics

In both the 2016 census and 2021 census; ^[1] Kooroomool had "no people or a very low population". ^[7]

Education

There are no schools in Kooroomool. The nearest government primary schools are Ravenshoe State School in Ravenshoe to the north-west, Tully State School in Tully to the east, and Murray River Upper State School in neighbouring Murray Upper to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the east. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kooroomool (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Kooroomool – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Mount Kooroomool – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 18497)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Mount Theodore – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 34203)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kooroomool (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 September 2025.