Pelican Waters, Queensland Explained

Pelican Waters, Queensland should not be confused with Pelican, Queensland.

Type:suburb
Pelican Waters
City:Caloundra
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.8325°N 153.1002°W
Pop:7393
Established:1995
Postcode:4551
Area:8.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Sunshine Coast Region
County:Canning
Parish:Bribie
Stategov:Caloundra
Fedgov:Fisher
Dist1:7.7
Dir1:SW
Location1:Caloundra
Dist2:96.0
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Near-N:Caloundra West
Near-Ne:Golden Beach
Near-E:Golden Beach
Near-Se:Coochin Creek
Near-S:Coochin Creek
Near-Sw:Bells Creek
Near-W:Bells Creek
Near-Nw:Caloundra West

Pelican Waters is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pelican Waters had a population of 7,393 people.

Geography

Pelican Waters is located within the Caloundra urban centre 7.7km (04.8miles) by road southwest of Caloundra CBD.

Pelican Waters is bounded to the north and north-west loosely by unnamed creeks, to the south-west by Bells Creek (North Branch), and to the south by Bells Creek .

The northern and eastern parts of the suburb are predominantly canal estates .

The Pelican Waters land selling agency has the slogan "Pelican Waters a magic place to live".

History

In 1881 explorer William Landsborough acquired land in the area now Pelican Waters and Golden Beach, calling his property Loch Lamerough. He died at this property in 1886. In 1946, 2372acres of Landsborough's property was sold to cover unpaid rates. It was purchased by real estate agent Roy Henzell. In 1989 Henzell's agency commences the construction of a canal estate from the wetlands of the Bell Creek estuary to create Pelican Waters.[2] [3]

The suburb named and bounded on 8 December 1995. The name Pelican Waters was proposed by the land developer.

Caloundra City School opened on 27 January 2005.

Demographics

In the, Pelican Waters had a population of 6,277 people.

In the, Pelican Waters had a population of 7,393 people.

Education

Caloundra City Private School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Pelican Waters Boulevard (-26.824°N 153.1039°W).[4] [5] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 281 students with 24 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[6]

There are no government schools in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Golden Beach State School at Golden Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Caloundra State High School in Caloundra.

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Shopping Village .[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Sunshine Coast Timeline. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421134640/https://heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Collections/Sunshine-Coast-Timeline. 21 April 2019. 2020-04-20.
  3. Web site: Pelican Waters. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328103814/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/pelican-waters. 28 March 2020. 20 April 2020.
  4. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Caloundra City Private School. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226101308/https://ccps.qld.edu.au/. 26 February 2019. live.
  6. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Libraries: Mobile timetable. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130121415/https://library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/About-Libraries/Mobile-Libraries/Mobile-Timetable. 30 January 2018. live. 30 January 2018.