Woorim is a town and

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Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Woorim had a population of 1,829 people.

Geography

Woorim is on the south-eastern corner of

, bounded by the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...

to the east and

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to the south. Bald Point is on the southern beach (). Most of the north and west of the locality is within the

Bribie Island National Park Bribie Island is an Australian national park in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, 68 kilometres (42 miles) north of Brisbane. The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands ar ...

which extends into neighbouring

Bongaree Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people. Geography Bongare ...

and

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. First Avenue connects Woorim to Bongaree and from there across the Bribie Island Bridge to the mainland. The Bribie Island Research Centre of the

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is an

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research facility at 144 North Street (). Erosion of the beach at Woorim is an ongoing issue with long term recession trends of the shoreline observed. In September 2007

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(now amalgamated into the

Moreton Bay Regional Council The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

) published a Shoreline Erosion Management Plan in response.

History

The name ''Woorim'' may be derived from the

Kabi language Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of th ...

word ''wurama'' meaning ''red backed sea eagle.'' The

Bribie Island Fortifications The Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications are heritage-listed fortifications at Woorim and Bribie Island North on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia. They were built from 1939 to 1943 and were added to the Queensland Heritage Regist ...

were constructed from 1939 to 1943 as part of the systems of defence of southeast Queensland during the

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, and to provide artillery training for Australian soldiers for overseas service. Other fortifications were also apparent throughout

during the war, at

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and on

Moreton Island Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) is an island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay on the coast of South East Queensland, Australia. The Coral Sea lies on the east coast of the island. Moreton Island lies northeast of the Queensland capital, Brisbane. ...

at Cowan Cowan Point and Rous, which together with the existing installations at

Fort Lytton Fort Lytton is a heritage-listed 19th century coastal fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The name “Fort Lytton” is also used to describe the military base that surrounded the fort. Fort Lytton was built in ...

, provided a coordinated series of defensive batteries for the region. In the , Woorim recorded a population of 1,765 people, 52.4% female and 47.6% male. The median age of the Woorim population was 55 years, 18 years above the national median of 37. 70.5% of people living in Woorim were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 4.5%, Bhutan 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%. 86.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Nepali, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Dutch, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% German. In the , Woorim had a population of 1,829 people, with a median age of 57 years.

Heritage listings

Woorim has a number of heritage sites, including: *

Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications The Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications are heritage-listed fortifications at Woorim and Bribie Island North on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia. They were built from 1939 to 1943 and were added to the Queensland Heritage Regist ...

( & )

Education

There are no schools in Woorim. The nearest primary school is Bribie Island State School in neighbouring

to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is

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in Bongaree.

Amenities

Woorim has a beach, a small shopping centre, and parklands adjoining the beach. Bribie Island Golf Club at 5 Links Court () has an 18-hole par-72 course, a distance of .

References

External links

* * {{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Bribie Island