Woorim, Queensland

Geography

Woorim is on the south-eastern corner of Bribie Island, bounded by the Coral Sea to the east and Moreton Bay to the south. Bald Point is on the southern beach ().

Most of the north and west of the locality is within the Bribie Island National Park which extends into neighbouring Bongaree and Welsby.

First Avenue connects Woorim to Bongaree and from there across the Bribie Island Bridge to the mainland.

The Bribie Island Research Centre of the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is an aquaculture research facility at 144 North Street ().

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 (now amalgamated into the Moreton Bay Regional Council) published a Shoreline Erosion Management Plan in response.

History

The name Woorim may be derived from the Kabi language word wurama meaning red backed sea eagle.

The Bribie Island Fortifications were constructed from 1939 to 1943 as part of the systems of defence of southeast Queensland during the Second World War, and to provide artillery training for Australian soldiers for overseas service. Other fortifications were also apparent throughout Moreton Bay during the war, at Caloundra and on Moreton Island at Cowan Cowan Point and Rous, which together with the existing installations at Fort Lytton, provided a coordinated series of defensive batteries for the region.

Demographics

In the , the suburb of Woorim had a population of 1,765 people, 52.4% female and 47.6% male. 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.

In the , the suburb of Woorim had a population of 1,829 people, with a median age of 57 years.

In the , the suburb of Woorim had a population of 1,843 people.

Heritage listings

Woorim has a number of heritage sites, including:

• Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications ( & )

Education

There are no schools in Woorim. The nearest government primary school is Bribie Island State School in neighbouring Bongaree to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Bribie Island State High School, also in Bongaree.

Amenities

Woorim has a beach, a small shopping centre, and parklands adjoining the beach.

Bribie Island Golf Club at 5 Links Court () has an 18-hole par-72 course, a distance of 6203 m.

References

References

1. {{cite QPN. 38121. Woorim. town in Moreton Bay Region
2. {{cite QPN. 45500. Woorim. suburb in Moreton Bay Region
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4. {{cite QPN. 1333. Bald Point. point in Moreton Bay Regional
5. (28 January 2010). "Bribie Island Research Centre Primary industries and fisheries". Queensland Government.
6. (September 2007). "Woorim Beach Shoreline Erosion Management Plan". Caboolture Shire Council.
7. (6 June 2013). "Woorim coastline erosion worries community". Noosa News.
8. {{cite QHR. 15915. Bribie Island Second World War Fortifications. 601143
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13. "Course Information".