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

Geography

Aroona is located within the urban centre north of

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,

and Meridan Plains. The nearest secondary schools are in Caloundra and Meridan Plains.

Facilities

Sugarbag Road Reservoir is a water treatment plant ().

Amenities

There are a number of parks in Aroona: * Aroona Park () * Bapaume Park () * Juno Park () * Kalana Park () * Kestrel Park () * Michael Olm Park () * Ocean Ridge Park () * Ridgehaven Natural Amenity Reserve () * Ridgehaven Park () * Rothfall Chase Reserve () * Sharyn Bonney Bushland Reserve ()

References

{{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Caloundra