Brooloo, Queensland
Brooloo is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Brooloo had a population of 369 people.
Geography
The town is located in the hinterland behind the Sunshine Coast, north of the state capital, Brisbane.Mary Valley Road enters the locality from the north-west, passes through the town, and then exits to the south-east Kenilworth.
Brooloo railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Mary Valley railway line.
History
The Bluff Provisional School opened in July 1907 under head teacher Samuel B. Bridges. On 1 January 1909, it became The Bluff State School. In May 1915, it was renamed Brooloo State School. It closed in 1970. It was on the western side of the junction of Mary Valley Road and Moy Pocket Road.Brooloo Hall opened in 1915.
Brooloo Post Office opened by June 1915. In 1922, the Brooloo Rail office was renamed Brooloo and replaced the previous office. It closed in 1972.
Demographics
In the, the locality of Brooloo and the surrounding area had a population of 333.In the, the locality of Brooloo had a population of 348 people.
In the, the locality of Brooloo had a population of 369 people.