Noorama

Noorama is a rural locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia.

Noorama is a rural locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It in on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the 2016 census, Noorama had a population of 21 people.

Pastoralists moved into the Noorama district from the 1860s to the 1880s. The locality presumably takes its name from the Noorama pastoral station which was established in 1879 by the North British Australian Company. By 1900 the property was approximately 95,000 hectares (230,000 acres; 370 sq mi) withover 40,000 sheep and 240 cattle. Subsequently the property was reduced in size due to closer settlement policies of the Queensland Government, but was expanded from 2005 onwards to create a property over 5 sites of 105,000 hectares (260,000 acres; 410 sq mi) by 2017.In 1950s a number of recreational groups were established, including a cricket club, a tennis club and an annual gymkhana was held.

The Noorama Picnic Race Club was established in 1964, holding its first race meeting on 14 May 1966.In the 2016 census, Noorama had a population of 21 people.