Woorim, Queensland
Woorim Queensland | |||||||||||||
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Woorim Beach | |||||||||||||
Population | 1,765 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4507 | ||||||||||||
Location | 51 km (32 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pumicestone | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||
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Woorim is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia on the eastern, or ocean, side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. At the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 1,765 persons, with a median age of 53 years.[1]
Woorim has a beach, a small shopping centre, and parklands adjoining the beach. Woorim is the location of the Bribie Island Research Centre, an aquaculture research facility.[2] Erosion of the beach at Woorim is an ongoing issue with long term recession trends of the shoreline observed. In September 2007 Caboolture Shire Council published a Shoreline Erosion Management Plan in response.[3][4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Woorim recorded a population of 1,765 people, 52.4% female and 47.6% male.[1] The median age of the Woorim population was 55 years, 18 years above the national median of 37. 70.5% of people living in Woorim were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 4.5%, Bhutan 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%. 86.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Nepali, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Dutch, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% German.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woorim (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Bribie Island Research Centre Primary industries and fisheries". Queensland Government. 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Woorim Beach Shoreline Erosion Management Plan" (PDF). Caboolture Shire Council. September 2007.
- ↑ "Woorim coastline erosion worries community". Noosa News. 6 June 2013.
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Coordinates: 27°04′04″S 153°12′12″E / 27.0677°S 153.2033°E