Aroona, Queensland
# Aroona, Queensland

Aroona is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Aroona had a population of 3,287 people.

## Geography

Aroona is located within the urban centre 4.4 kilometres (3 mi) north of Caloundra.

## History

Aroona is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of refreshing" or "place of running water".

In the 2016 census, Aroona recorded a population of 3,287 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Aroona population was 43 years, 5 years above the national median of 38, with 79% of people born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 4.4%, Scotland 0.7%, South Africa 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%. 93.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Swedish, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Dari.

## Education

There are no schools in Aroona. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Currimundi, Caloundra and Meridan Plains. The nearest secondary schools are in Caloundra and Meridan Plains.

## Facilities

Sugarbag Road Reservoir is a water treatment plant (26°47′05″S 153°06′54″E﻿ / ﻿26.7848°S 153.1150°E﻿ / -26.7848; 153.1150﻿ (water treatment plant)).

## Amenities

There are a number of parks in Aroona:

* Aroona Park (26°46′54″S 153°07′06″E﻿ / ﻿26.7816°S 153.1184°E﻿ / -26.7816; 153.1184﻿ (Aroona Park))
* Bapaume Park (26°46′47″S 153°07′29″E﻿ / ﻿26.7796°S 153.1247°E﻿ / -26.7796; 153.1247﻿ (Bapaume Park))
* Juno Park (26°46′52″S 153°07′22″E﻿ / ﻿26.7812°S 153.1229°E﻿ / -26.7812; 153.1229﻿ (Juno Park))
* Kalana Park (26°46′44″S 153°07′33″E﻿ / ﻿26.7790°S 153.1257°E﻿ / -26.7790; 153.1257﻿ (Kalana Park))
* Kalana Road Buffer (17°51′00″S 102°04′25″E﻿ / ﻿17.8499°S 102.0736°E﻿ / -17.8499; 102.0736﻿ (Kalana Road Buffer))
* Kestrel Park (26°47′20″S 153°07′16″E﻿ / ﻿26.7889°S 153.1212°E﻿ / -26.7889; 153.1212﻿ (Kestrel Park))
* Michael Olm Park (26°46′37″S 153°06′46″E﻿ / ﻿26.7769°S 153.1127°E﻿ / -26.7769; 153.1127﻿ (Michael Olm Park))
* Nicklin Way Buffer 7 (26°46′57″S 153°07′25″E﻿ / ﻿26.7826°S 153.1235°E﻿ / -26.7826; 153.1235﻿ (Nicklin Way Buffer 7))
* Ocean Ridge Park (17°51′24″S 102°04′54″E﻿ / ﻿17.8568°S 102.0818°E﻿ / -17.8568; 102.0818﻿ (Ocean Ridge Park))
* Ridgehaven Natural Amenity Reserve (26°46′45″S 153°06′35″E﻿ / ﻿26.7792°S 153.1097°E﻿ / -26.7792; 153.1097﻿ (Ridgehaven Natural Amenity Reserve))
* Ridgehaven Park (26°46′35″S 153°06′59″E﻿ / ﻿26.7764°S 153.1163°E﻿ / -26.7764; 153.1163﻿ (Ridgehaven Park))
* Rothfall Chase Reserve (26°46′32″S 153°06′35″E﻿ / ﻿26.7756°S 153.1098°E﻿ / -26.7756; 153.1098﻿ (Rothfall Chase Reserve))
* Sharyn Bonney Bushland Reserve (17°51′32″S 102°05′03″E﻿ / ﻿17.8588°S 102.0843°E﻿ / -17.8588; 102.0843﻿ (Sharyn Bonney Bushland Reserve))
