The origin of the name Booroobin may be from the Kabi word booroothabbin, meaning "forest oak tree", or another Indigenous word meaning "scrub possum".[2][3]
Booroobin State School opened on 8 October 1919 and closed in August 1953.[4]
The Booroobin Sudbury School opened on 1996 and closed on 4 December 2003.[4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Booroobin recorded a population of 292, 44.2% female and 55.8% male.[5] The median age was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 73.9% of people living in Booroobin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, Finland 1.4%, Lebanon 1%, Hungary 1%. 90.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Hungarian (1.4%), 1% Croatian (1%) and Italian (1%).[5]
In the 2016 census, Booroobin had a population of 260 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Booroobin had a population of 258 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Booroobin. The nearest government primary schools are Maleny State School in Maleny to the north-east, Peachester State School in neighbouring Peachester to the east, and Conondale State School in neighbouring Conondale to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Maleny State High School in Maleny.[7]