Booroobin is a rural

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, Australia. In the , Booroobin had a population of 258 people.

Geography

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.

History

The origin of the name Booroobin may be from the

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word ''booroothabbin'', meaning "forest oak tree", or another Indigenous word meaning "scrub possum". Booroobin State School opened on 8 October 1919 and closed in August 1953. The Booroobin Sudbury School opened on 1996 and closed on 4 December 2003.

Demographics

In the , Booroobin recorded a population of 292, 44.2% female and 55.8% male. 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%). In the , Booroobin had a population of 260 people. In the , Booroobin had a population of 258 people.

Education

There are no schools in Booroobin. The nearest government primary schools are Maleny State School in

Maleny Maleny (pronounced ''muh-LAY-knee'') is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Maleny was a timber town until the early 1920s and then was a centre of dairy production ...

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.

Amenities

Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve is a nature reserve established to protect koalas ().
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References

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* {{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland