Wooroonden

Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

26°06′47″S 151°45′35″E / 26.1130°S 151.7597°E / -26.1130; 151.7597 (Wooroonden (centre of locality))Population54 (2021 census)^[1] • Density1.806/km² (4.68/sq mi)Postcode(s)4605Area29.9 km² (11.5 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)South Burnett RegionState 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 2021 census, Wooroonden had a population of 54 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]

Demographics

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.