Wooroonden

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Wooroonden
Queensland
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Wooroonden State School, 2011
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Wooroonden
Coordinates 26°06′47″S151°45′35″E / 26.1130°S 151.7597°E / -26.1130; 151.7597 (Wooroonden (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°06′47″S151°45′35″E / 26.1130°S 151.7597°E / -26.1130; 151.7597 (Wooroonden (centre of locality))
Population59 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1.973/km2 (5.11/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4605
Area29.9 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
Suburbs around Wooroonden:
Stonelands Glenrock Glenrock
Stonelands Wooroonden Glenrock
Marshlands Silverleaf Cloyna

Wooroonden is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Wooroonden had a population of 59 people. [1]

History

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]

In the 2016 census Wooroonden had a population of 59 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wooroonden (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Wooroonden – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46284)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0