[1] Mooroobool is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) by road west of the Cairns central business district.

[3] Mooroobool has a mixture of dwellings which are mainly residential and commercial properties.

Mooroobool is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.

[2] The origin of the suburb name is from the geographical feature Mooroobool Peak located west from the suburb, named from an Aboriginal word meaning 'meeting of the waters'.

[13] Mooroobool has a Campbell’s Super IGA and a police beat.