Mooroobool is a
suburb
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of
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
in the
Cairns Region
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Mooroobool had a population of 7,222 people.
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Geography
Mooroobool is located west of the Cairns central business district.
Mooroobool has a mixture of dwellings which are mainly residential and commercial properties. Nearby suburbs are Earlville and Kanimbla.
History
Mooroobool is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.
The suburb was named by the Queensland Place Names Board
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on 1 September 1973.[ The origin of the suburb name is from the geographical feature Mooroobool Peak located west from the suburb, named from an Aboriginal word meaning 'meeting of the waters'.
Kingsford Street is named after ]Richard Ash Kingsford
Richard Ash Kingsford (1821–1902) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Australia, and a mayor of Cairns, Queensland.
Early life and education
Richard Ash Kingsford was ...
, who was mayor
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of Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
from 1885-1886 and in 1889.
Amenities
Mooroobool has a Campbell’s Super IGA and a police beat.
Education
Balaclava State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 418 Mulgrave Road ().special education
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program.[
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References
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{{Cairns Region
Suburbs of Cairns