Cooroibah, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Cooroibah
City:Noosa
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.3319°N 153.0011°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:2178
Postcode:4565
Area:32.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.2
Dir1:N
Location1:Tewantin
Dist2:16.2
Dir2:NW
Location2:Sunshine Beach
Dist3:44.8
Dir3:N
Location3:Maroochydore
Dist4:150
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Noosa
Stategov:Noosa
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Ringtail Creek
Near-Ne:Noosa North Shore
Near-E:Noosa North Shore
Near-Se:Noosa North Shore
Near-S:Tewantin
Near-Sw:Tinbeerwah
Near-W:Lake Macdonald
Near-Nw:Ringtail Creek

Cooroibah is a locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cooroibah had a population of 2,178 people.

Geography

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. The largest flood event recorded at Lake Cooroibah was 2.55 metres in 1992.[2]

History

The name is Aboriginal for "place of possums".[3]

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.[4] [5]

Demographics

In the, Cooroibah had a population of 1,744 people.

In the, Cooroibah had a population of 2,041 people.

In the, Cooroibah had a population of 2,178 people.

Education

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 22 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Flood Warning System for the Noosa River . Bureau of Meteorology . 11 October 2014 . 10 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010123540/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/brochures/noosa/noosa.shtml . live .
  3. http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page17.html South East Queensland – Place Names
  4. Web site: Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast . 2023-08-02 . . 2 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802011827/https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/news/Backward-Glance-history-of-local-government-160316 . live .
  5. Web site: 2 January 2014 . The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation . 2 August 2023 . . 8–9 . 6 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406073934/https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/6/2014-01-13-deamalgamation-report-attachment-pdf . live .