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Coordinates | 26°49′19″S 152°46′33″E / 26.8219°S 152.7758°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 258 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4552 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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Booroobin is a rural locality split between the City of Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.[4]
Booroobin is the source of the Stanley River and the Mary River. A section of Bellthorpe National Park is in the south east of the locality.[citation needed]
The origin of the name Booroobin may be from the Kabi word booroothabbin, meaning "forest oak tree", or another Indigenous word meaning "scrub possum".[2][3]
Booroobin State School opened on 8 October 1919 and closed in August 1953.[5]
The Booroobin Sudbury School opened on 1996 and closed on 4 December 2003.[5]
In the 2011 census, Booroobin recorded a population of 292, 44.2% female and 55.8% male.[6] The median age was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 73.9% of people living in Booroobin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, Finland 1.4%, Lebanon 1%, Hungary 1%. 90.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Hungarian (1.4%), 1% Croatian (1%) and Italian (1%).[6]
In the 2016 census, Booroobin had a population of 260 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.[4]
There are no schools in Booroobin. The nearest government primary schools are Maleny State School in Maleny to the north-east, Peachester State School in neighbouring Peachester to the east, and Conondale State School in neighbouring Conondale to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Maleny State High School in Maleny.[8]
Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve is a nature reserve established to protect koalas (26°48′01″S 152°46′54″E / 26.8002°S 152.7817°E).[9]