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Quick facts for kids Booroobin Queensland
Booroobin Location in Queensland
Population	258 (2021 census)
• Density	7.842/km2 (20.31/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4552
Area	32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	11.6 km (7 mi) SW of Maleny 42.7 km (27 mi) W of Caloundra CBD 50.8 km (32 mi) NNW of Caboolture 96.6 km (60 mi) N of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Moreton Bay Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Glass House Buderim
Federal Division(s)	Fisher Blair
Suburbs around Booroobin: Conondale Wootha Peachester Conondale Bellthorpe Booroobin Peachester Bellthorpe Cedarton Commissioners Flat

Booroobin is a rural locality split between the City of Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, 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 Kabi 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 2011 census, 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 2016 census, Booroobin had a population of 260 people.

In the 2021 census, 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 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 (26°48′01″S 152°46′54″E / 26.8002°S 152.7817°E / -26.8002; 152.7817 (Policeman Spur Environmental Reserve)).