Cooroibah, Queensland
Cooroibah Noosa, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°19′55″S 153°00′04″E / 26.3319°S 153.0011°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,178 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 67.43/km2 (174.64/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4565 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Noosa | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Cooroibah is a locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cooroibah had a population of 2,178 people.[1]
Geography
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A section of the Great Sandy National Park has been established in the north of Cooroibah. The Noosa River marks part of the northeast boundary and the whole of Lake Cooroibah is part of the suburb. The southern boundary continues along part of Cooroibah Creek.[3] The largest flood event recorded at Lake Cooroibah was 2.55 metres in 1992.[4]
History
[edit]The name is Aboriginal for "place of possums".[5]
From 2008 to 2013, Cooroibah was within the Sunshine Coast Region due to the amalgamation and then de-amalgamation of the Shire of Noosa into the Sunshine Coast Region.[6][7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2011 census, Cooroibah had a population of 1,744 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Cooroibah had a population of 2,041 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Cooroibah had a population of 2,178 people.[1]
Bildung
[edit]There are no schools in Cooroibah. The nearest government primary school is Tewantin State School in neighbouring Tewantin to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Sunshine Beach State High School in Sunshine Beach to the south-east.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cooroibah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Cooroibah – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48582)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Flood Warning System for the Noosa River". Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ South East Queensland – Place Names Archived 22 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
- ^ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cooroibah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooroibah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
[edit] Media related to Cooroibah, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- "Noosa Hinterland Localities". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.