Brooloo is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Brooloo had a population of 348 people.[1]
Brooloo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Brooloo Public Hall, established 1915 | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26.4872°S 152.7008°E / -26.4872; 152.7008 (Brooloo (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 348 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 12.52/km2 (32.42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The town is located in the hinterland behind the Sunshine Coast, 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.
Mary Valley Road enters the locality from the north-west (Imbil), passes through the town (in the north of the locality), and then exits to the south-east Kenilworth.[4]
Brooloo railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Mary Valley railway line (26.4873°S 152.6998°E / -26.4873; 152.6998 (Brooloo railway station)).[5]
The Bluff Provisional School opened in July 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became The Bluff State School. In May 1915 it was renamed Brooloo State School. It closed in 1970.[6]
Brooloo Hall opened in 1915.[7]
Brooloo Post Office opened by June 1915 (a receiving office had been open from March 1914). In 1922 the Brooloo Rail office was renamed Brooloo and replaced the previous office. It closed in 1972.[8]
In the 2006 census census Brooloo and the surrounding area had a population of 333.[9]
In the 2016 census the locality of Brooloo had a population of 348 people.[1]
Booloo has one heritage-listed site. It is Brooloo Hall at 3726 Mary Valley Road (26.48566°S 152.70356°E / -26.48566; 152.70356 (Brooloo Hall)).[7]
Towns and localities in the Gympie Region, Queensland | |
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