Wooroonden is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...

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, Australia. In the , Wooroonden had a population of 54 people.

History

Wooroon State School opened on 14 October 1918. In 1919, the spelling was changed to Woroon State School. In 1925, it was renamed Woroonden State School. It closed in 1963. It was on the north-western corner of Webbers Bridge Road and Bradleys Road (). As at 2011, the school building was still extant and the site has been renamed Hughie Campbell Memorial Park. 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.

Demographics

In the , Wooroonden had a population of 59 people, 36% female and 64% male. The median age of the population was 40 years, 2 years above the national median of 38. In the , Wooroonden had a population of 54 people, 37% female and 63% male. The median age of the population was 45 years, 7 years above the national median of 38.

Education

There are no schools in Wooroonden. The nearest government primary school is Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) in

Proston Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Proston had a population of 410 people. Geography The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of th ...

to the south-west and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in

Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...

to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Murgon.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland