Wooroonooran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Wooroonooran

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

Extremely high rainfall defines the landscape of Wooroonooran, which has some of the highest annual totals of any similar area. This wet environment is paired with temperatures that stay more moderate than the Queensland average.

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📍 Wooroonooran, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wooroonooran sits — Average annual rainfall

4,745
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wooroonooran — higher than 99% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Wooroonooran4,745
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area sees a massive 4,745mm of annual rain, far above the Queensland figure of 379mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 25.0°C is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the state average.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Wooroonooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031162/wooroonooran/topic/environment-climate