Aroona, Queensland
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| Aroona Caloundra, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Aroona | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°46′59″S 153°07′01″E / 26.7830°S 153.1169°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,466 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,820/km (4,720/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4551 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.9 km (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Bribie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kawana | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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Aroona is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Aroona had a population of 3,466 people.
Geography
Aroona is located within the urban centre 4.4 kilometres (3 mi) north of Caloundra.
History
Aroona is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of refreshing" or "place of running water".
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Aroona recorded a population of 3,287 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Aroona population was 43 years, 5 years above the national median of 38, with 79% of people born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 4.4%, Scotland 0.7%, South Africa 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%. 93.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Swedish, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Dari.
In the 2021 census, Aroona had a population of 3,466 people.
Education
There are no schools in Aroona. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Currimundi, Caloundra and Meridan Plains. The nearest secondary schools are in Caloundra and Meridan Plains.
Facilities
Sugarbag Road Reservoir is a water treatment plant (26°47′05″S 153°06′54″E / 26.7848°S 153.1150°E).
Amenities
There are a number of parks in Aroona:
- Aroona Park (26°46′54″S 153°07′06″E / 26.7816°S 153.1184°E)
- Bapaume Park (26°46′47″S 153°07′29″E / 26.7796°S 153.1247°E)
- Juno Park (26°46′52″S 153°07′22″E / 26.7812°S 153.1229°E)
- Kalana Park (26°46′44″S 153°07′33″E / 26.7790°S 153.1257°E)
- Kestrel Park (26°47′20″S 153°07′16″E / 26.7889°S 153.1212°E)
- Michael Olm Park (26°46′37″S 153°06′46″E / 26.7769°S 153.1127°E)
- Ocean Ridge Park (26°47′06″S 153°07′17″E / 26.7851°S 153.1215°E)
- Ridgehaven Natural Amenity Reserve (26°46′45″S 153°06′35″E / 26.7792°S 153.1097°E)
- Ridgehaven Park (26°46′35″S 153°06′59″E / 26.7764°S 153.1163°E)
- Rothfall Chase Reserve (26°46′32″S 153°06′35″E / 26.7756°S 153.1098°E)
- Sharyn Bonney Bushland Reserve (26°47′03″S 153°06′35″E / 26.7842°S 153.1097°E)
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aroona (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Aroona (entry 47155)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Caloundra to Aroona" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Aroona (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Land for public recreation – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
