Woorim, Queensland

Woorim is a suburb of Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.

Woorim
Bribie Island, Queensland
Woorim Beach
Population1,829 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4507
Location51 km (32 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)Pumicestone
Federal Division(s)Longman
Suburbs around Woorim:
Bribie Island National Park
Bongaree Woorim

Geography

Woorim is on the eastern, or ocean, side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.

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]

History

In the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 1,765 persons, with a median age of 53 years.[5]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Woorim recorded a population of 1,765 people, 52.4% female and 47.6% male.[5] 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.[5]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woorim (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Bribie Island Research Centre Primary industries and fisheries". Queensland Government. 28 January 2010.
  3. "Woorim Beach Shoreline Erosion Management Plan" (PDF). Caboolture Shire Council. September 2007.
  4. "Woorim coastline erosion worries community". Noosa News. 6 June 2013.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woorim (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.


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