Aroona is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Aroona had a population of 3,287 people.[1]
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Aroona Caloundra, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26.7830°S 153.1169°E / -26.7830; 153.1169 (Aroona (centre of suburb)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,287 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,730/km2 (4,480/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4551 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.9 km2 (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 located within the urban centre 4.4 kilometres (3 mi) north of Caloundra.[3]
Aroona is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of refreshing" or "place of running water".[2]
In the 2016 census, Aroona recorded a population of 3,287 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male.[1] 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.[1]
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.[4]
Sugarbag Road Reservoir is a water treatment plant (26.7848°S 153.1150°E / -26.7848; 153.1150 (water treatment plant)).[5]
There are a number of parks in Aroona: