Woorim is a town and suburb of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Woorim had a population of 1,843 people.
The name Woorim may be derived from the Kabi language word wurama meaning red backed sea eagle.
The Bribie Island Fortifications were constructed from 1939 to 1943 as part of the systems of defence of southeast Queensland during the Second World War, and to provide artillery training for Australian soldiers for overseas service. Other fortifications were also apparent throughout Moreton Bay during the war, at Caloundra and on Moreton Island at Cowan Cowan Point and Rous, which together with the existing installations at Fort Lytton, provided a coordinated series of defensive batteries for the region.
In the 2011 census, the suburb of Woorim had a population of 1,765 people, 52.4% female and 47.6% male. The median age of the Woorim population was 55 years, 18 years above the national median of 37. 70.5% of people living in Woorim were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 4.5%, Bhutan 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%. 86.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Nepali, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Dutch, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% German.
In the 2016 census, the suburb of Woorim had a population of 1,829 people, with a median age of 57 years.
In the 2021 census, the suburb of Woorim had a population of 1,843 people.
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