Description
Wooroolin is a town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
Wooroolin is a town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wooroolin had a population of 315 people.
History
Wooroolin Provisional School (also known as Wooroolin Lagoon Provisional School) opened on 18 February 1901 and become Wooroolin State School on 1 January 1909.Wooroolin West Provisional School opened on 2 April 1929; it closed at some time between 1944 and 1949.In 1961, Wooroolin hosted the Wooroolin – Tingoora R.S.L. Highland Gathering and Sports Day.At the 2006 census, Wooroolin had a population of 164.After successive floods in 2011 and 2013, the wetland burst its banks and Wooroolin was flooded for the first time in recorded history. As at 2015, the wetland was still completely full and resembled a large, shallow lake.As of 2021 the wetland is now empty.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 111.996 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 469 m
Population number: 315
Local Government Area: South Burnett Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Wooroolin, Queensland