Wootha is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wootha had a population of 258 people.[1]
| Wootha Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking across Wootha towards the Glass House Mountains, circa 1931 | |||||||||||||||
  Wootha | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°47′15″S 152°48′01″E / 26.7875°S 152.8002°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 258 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.02/km2 (41.50/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4552 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe name Wootha comes from the Kabi language (Dallambara dialect) meaning red cedar tree.[2]
Blackall Range Provisional School opened about 1886, becoming Blackall Range State School on 1 October 1909. It was renamed Wootha State School in 1937. It closed in 1949.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census Wootha had a population of 201 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Wootha had a population of 258 people.[1]
Attractions
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Despite its name, Maleny Botanic Gardens and Bird World is at 233 Maleny Stanley River Road in Wootha (26°46′48″S 152°50′05″E / 26.7800°S 152.8346°E).[5]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wootha (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Wootha – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48944)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wootha (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World". – Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
Further reading
edit- Maleny schools' centenary celebration : 100 years of education, 1913-2013, Maleny P&C, 2013 — includes Blackall Range State School