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Booroobin
Queensland
Booroobin is located in Queensland
Booroobin
Booroobin
Location in Queensland
Population 260 (2016 census)
 • Density 7.90/km2 (20.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4552
Area 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
  • Moreton Bay Region
  • Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)
  • Glass House
  • Buderim
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Booroobin:
Conondale Wootha Peachester
Conondale
Bellthorpe
Booroobin Peachester
Bellthorpe Cedarton Commissioners Flat

Booroobin is a locality split between the Moreton Bay Region and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Booroobin had a population of 260 people.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Booroobin recorded a population of 292 people, 44.2% female and 55.8% male. The median age of the Booroobin population 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 1.4% Hungarian, 1% Croatian, 1% Italian.

Education

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.

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