QLD · Cassowary Coast Council

Wooroonooran, 4860

    What Wooroonooran is known for:

    Suburb profile

    Wooroonooran offers a slower smaller community life in Cassowary Coast Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.

    Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

    Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

    At a glance

    Wooroonooran snapshot

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    0.0%

    Census unoccupied dwellings

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    57
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Dwelling vacancy
    0%
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 4
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Innisfail Hospital (26.8 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    Data sources & freshness

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    31° / 23°
    Rainfall
    883 mm · ~90 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    29° / 21°
    Rainfall
    553 mm · ~69 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 15°
    Rainfall
    124 mm · ~16 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    29° / 20°
    Rainfall
    196 mm · ~24 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    No overlay at centroid

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Kennedy
    Member of Parliament
    Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    123,696
    Turnout (2025)
    83.8%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +0.8 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 26.4 km away).

    Coalition 65.9%Labor 34.1%

    6.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +0.1 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • East PalmerstonLabor 29.0% · Coalition 71.0% TPP (2025)8.8 km away
    • Millaa MillaaLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)18.9 km away
    • Mena CreekLabor 41.1% · Coalition 58.9% TPP (2025)21.5 km away
    • MirriwinniLabor 34.9% · Coalition 65.1% TPP (2025)21.7 km away
    • South JohnstoneLabor 41.9% · Coalition 58.1% TPP (2025)23.4 km away

    Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

    Data sources & freshness

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