Aroona, Queensland

Aroona is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Aroona had a population of 3,466 people.

Geography
Aroona is located within the urban centre 4.4 km north of Caloundra.

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

Demographics
In the, 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.

In the, Aroona had a population of 3,466 people.

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 (-26.7848°N, 153.115°W).

Amenities
There are a number of parks in Aroona:


 * Aroona Park (-26.7816°N, 153.1184°W)
 * Bapaume Park (-26.7796°N, 153.1247°W)
 * Juno Park (-26.7812°N, 153.1229°W)
 * Kalana Park (-26.779°N, 153.1257°W)
 * Kestrel Park (-26.7889°N, 153.1212°W)
 * Michael Olm Park (-26.7769°N, 153.1127°W)
 * Ocean Ridge Park (-26.7851°N, 153.1215°W)
 * Ridgehaven Natural Amenity Reserve (-26.7792°N, 153.1097°W)
 * Ridgehaven Park (-26.7764°N, 153.1163°W)
 * Rothfall Chase Reserve (-26.7756°N, 153.1098°W)
 * Sharyn Bonney Bushland Reserve (-26.7842°N, 153.1097°W)