Wooloowin, Queensland

Wooloowin is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the Wooloowin had a population of 3,938 people.
Geography.
Wooloowin is an inner-north suburb of Brisbane, Australia located approximately 5–6 km north of the city's central business district.
History.
The origin of the suburb's name has been attributed to either the local Indigenous Australian term for a pigeon or the term for a species of fish. It was the home of Brisbane's first Resident Judge, Alfred Lutwyche ,who lives in Kedron Lodge.
Holy Cross Primary School opened in 1889.
Wooloowin State School opened on 15 September 1914.
Kedron State High School opened on 23 January 1956.
At the Wooloowin had a population of 5,942 people.
Kalinga was a residential district within Wooloowin. On 16 October 2015, Kalinga was officially gazetted as a suburb, having been excised from Wooloowin.
In the Wooloowin had a population of 3,938 people.
Heritage listings.
Wooloowin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Heritage sites formerly in Wooloowin but now in Kalinga:
Demographics.
In the , Wooloowin had a population of 3,938 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Wooloowin population is 33 years, four years below the Queensland median and five years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.0% of the population. 68.9% of people living in Wooloowin were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 71.1%; the next most common countries of birth were India 3.5%, New Zealand 3.2%, Nepal 3.1%, England 2.9%, Italy 1.0%. 77.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Nepali 3.1%, Italian 1.5%, Punjabi 1.2%, Mandarin 1.0%, Arabic 0.9%.
Education.
Wooloowin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 663 Lutwyche Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 325 students with 27 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).
Holy Cross School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Morris Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 206 students with 20 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Wooloowin but Kedron State High School is just beyond on boundary of Wooloowin and Kedron.
Transport.
The suburb is serviced by Brisbane City Council buses (Route 721) and contains two train stations, Eagle Junction and Wooloowin. Several Queensland government institutions are located in this suburb, including Kedron State High School and the State of Queensland's State Emergency Services headquarters.
Amenities.
A number of male and female sporting groups use Shaw Park including Norths Rugby Club Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club and Wilston Norths Junior Cricket Club.