Wootha, Queensland

Suburb of Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

26°47′15″S 152°48′01″E / 26.7875°S 152.8002°E / -26.7875; 152.8002 (Wootha (centre of locality))Population258 (2021 census)^[1] • Density16.02/km² (41.50/sq mi)Postcode(s)4552Area16.1 km² (6.2 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Sunshine Coast RegionState electorate(s)Glass House Federal division(s)Fisher

Suburbs around Wootha:
Reesville	Reesville	Maleny
Conondale	Wootha	Crohamhurst
Booroobin	Booroobin	Peachester

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]

History

The 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

In the 2016 census Wootha had a population of 201 people.^[4]

In the 2021 census, Wootha had a population of 258 people.^[1]

Attractions

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 / -26.7800; 152.8346 (Maleny Botanic Gardens and Bird World)).^[5]

References

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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.