Coorooman, Queensland

The many branches of Cawarral Creek permeate the locality, forming much of the southern boundary, part of the eastern, and draining the interior.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Coorooman+QLD+4702/@-23.2844256,150.6740449,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc2faa22b427a81:0x400eef17f208ab0!8m2!3d-23.2615825!4d150.7272944|title=Coorooman, Queensland|access-date=20 August 2021}} Most of the area around the creek network is marshland with most land use occurring in the north and west, a mixture of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation.

Although a coastal locality, the only boundary with the Coral Sea is the mouth of Cawarral Creek, as the land on either side of the creek mouth is in the localities of Zilzie (north of the creek mouth) and Keppel Sands (south of the creek mouth).

The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road enters the locality from the south-west (Coowonga) and exits to the north (Tanby).{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Coorooman+QLD+4702/@-23.2842679,150.674045,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc2faa22b427a81:0x400eef17f208ab0!8m2!3d-23.2615825!4d150.7272944|access-date=6 August 2022|title=Coorooman, Queensland}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=31 August 2023}}

The locality was named after its former railway station on the Emu Park branch line, which in turn took its name from the creek, which is believed to be an Aboriginal word coorawan meaning kangaroo.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25505199|title=SKETCHER.|date=28 March 1914|newspaper=The Queenslander|accessdate=27 October 2019|issue=2454|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202054051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505199|url-status=live}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Coorooman had a population of 87 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30709|name=Coorooman (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Coorooman had a population of 97 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30704|name=Coorooman (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Coorooman. The nearest government primary schools are Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawarral to the west and Coowonga State School in neighbouring Coowonga to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.

The mouth of the Coorooman Creek is good for fishing. Care must be taken around the creek as crocodiles have been spotted in the area.{{Cite web |title=Coorooman Creek |url=https://yeppooncapricorncoast.com.au/coorooman-creek/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Yeppoon, Capricorn Coast |language=en-US}} For boat access to the creek, there is a boat ramp and floating walkway on its north bank in Svendsen Road in Zilzie ({{coord|-23.2994|150.7692|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Svendsen Road boat ramp}}). It is managed by the Livingstone Shire Council.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}

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