Sunshine Beach, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Sunshine Beach
City:Noosa Heads
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.4072°N 153.1055°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:2480
Postcode:4567
Area:1.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1.8
Dir1:SE
Location1:Noosa Heads
Dist2:9.2
Dir2:ESE
Location2:Tewantin
Dist3:137
Dir3:N
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Noosa
Stategov:Noosa
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Noosa Heads
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Sunrise Beach
Near-Sw:Noosa Heads
Near-W:Noosa Heads
Near-Nw:Noosa Heads

Sunshine Beach is a coastal town and suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,480 people.

History

The area south of Noosa Headlands was formerly known as Golden Beach but was rarely visited before the 1920s. In 1928, Thomas Marcus Burke gained land there in exchange for building roads and bridges from Tewantin. After World War II it was marketed by his son, Marcus, as Sunshine Beach.[3]

Sunshine Beach State School opened on 25 January 1982.

St Andrew's Anglican Church was built in 1990. It was designed by Hurst & Harris to seat 150 people. It was built from coralite limestone at a cost of $350,000.

Saint Thomas More Primary School is a Roman Catholic Primary school. It was opened by the Marist Brothers on Tuesday 30 January 1990 with an initial enrolment of 92 children with Brother Mark May as the first principal.[4] [5]

Sunshine Beach State High School opened on 1 January 1992.

St Thomas More's Catholic Church was built in 1994.

Sunshine Beach Uniting Church was built from concrete blocks in 1997.[6]

Noosa Flexible Learning Centre opened on 23 January 2006.

Although currently and historically within the Shire of Noosa, between 2008 and 2013, the entire Shire of Noosa including Sunshine Beach was within the Sunshine Coast Region.[7] [8] [9]

Demographics

In the, the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,460 people.

In the, the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,480 people.

Education

Sunshine Beach State School is a government primary (Prep

–6) school for boys and girls at David Low Way (-26.4027°N 153.1023°W).[10] [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 799 students with 52 teachers (47 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).[12] It includes a special education program.[13]

St Thomas More Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep

–6) school for boys and girls at Ben Lexcen Drive (-26.4059°N 153.1017°W).[14] It is part of The Noosa District Roman Catholic Parish. It is staffed by the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre and operates in the Marist tradition.[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 765 students with 50 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).

Montessori Noosa is a private primary (Prep

–5) school for boys and girls at 2 Bicentennial Drive (-26.405°N 153.0992°W). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 40 students with 3 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).

Sunshine Beach State High School is a government secondary (7

–12) school for boys and girls at 45 Ben Lexcen Drive (-26.4104°N 153.1007°W).[16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,401 students with 112 teachers (103 full-time equivalent) and 50 non-teaching staff (39 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.[17]

Noosa Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7

–12) school for boys and girls at 2 Girraween Court (-26.4031°N 153.1007°W).[18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 88 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).

Amenities

Noosa Aquatic Centre is at 6 Girraween Court (-26.4074°N 153.0982°W).[19] It has swimming pools and gym facilities with associated classes and group fitness sessions.[20] [21]

Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is off The Bend along the beachfront . Volunteers from the club patrol the beach to protect the public while swimming and surfing.[22]

There are a number of churches in Sunshine Beach:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 10 October 2020.
  2. 10 October 2020.
  3. http://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/docs/CommGuide05PartD.pdf Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D
  4. News: Welcome to Saint Thomas More Primary School Sunshine Beach. Saint Thomas More Primary School. dead. 22 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522225608/http://www.stmsunshine.qld.edu.au/dev/default.asp. 22 May 2009.
  5. Web site: History . 2023-07-03 . Saint Thomas More Primary School . 24 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324072437/https://www.stmsunshine.qld.edu.au/About%20Us/Pages/History.aspx . live .
  6. Web site: Blake . Thom . Sunshine Beach Uniting Church . 2023-06-23 . Queensland Religious Places . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703082942/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=4584 . live .
  7. Web site: About Council. Noosa Shire Council. en. live. 2020-02-29. 4 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604235716/https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/about-council/home.
  8. 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 .
  9. 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 .
  10. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. 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. Queensland Government.
  11. Web site: 2022-08-24 . Sunshine Beach State School . 2023-07-03 . Sunshine Beach State School . en . 27 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327080942/https://sunshinebeachss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  12. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  13. Web site: Sunshine Beach SS - Special Education Program. 21 November 2018. 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200302064845/https://sunshinebeachss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  14. Web site: St Thomas More Primary School. 21 November 2018. 27 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227231743/http://www.stmsunshine.qld.edu.au/. live.
  15. Web site: Marist Characteristics . 2023-07-03 . St Thomas More Primary School . 24 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324072421/https://www.stmsunshine.qld.edu.au/About%20Us/Pages/Marist-Characteristics.aspx . live .
  16. Web site: 2022-12-01 . Sunshine Beach State High School . 2023-07-03 . Sunshine Beach State High School . en . 15 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515204242/https://sunshinebeachhigh.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  17. Web site: Sunshine Beach SHS - Special Education Program. 21 November 2018. 26 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190726225117/https://sunshinebeachhigh.eq.edu.au/. live.
  18. Web site: Noosa Flexible Learning Centre. 21 November 2018. 23 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123094901/http://www.youthplus.edu.au/. live.
  19. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081052/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f . 23 October 2020 . 17 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  20. Web site: Noosa Aquatic Centre - Swimming Lessons, Public Pools, & Gym . 2023-07-03 . Noosa Aquatic Centre . en . 30 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530031513/https://www.noosaaquaticcentre.com.au/ . live .
  21. https://www.nicheholidaysnoosa.com/ Accommodation In Noosa Guide
  22. Web site: Surf Lifesaving . 2023-07-03 . Sunshine Beach SLSC . en-US . 23 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323100606/https://sunshinebeachslsc.com.au/surf-lifesaving/ . live .
  23. Web site: Blake . Thom . St Andrew's Anglican Church . 2023-06-23 . Queensland Religious Places . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703082943/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=4585 . live .
  24. Web site: Anglican Church Noosa . 2023-07-03 . en-AU . 27 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327002704/https://anglicanchurchnoosa.org/ . live .
  25. Web site: Blake . Thom . St Thomas More's Catholic Church . 2023-06-23 . Queensland Religious Places . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703082942/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5913 . live .
  26. Web site: Noosa District Catholic Parish . 2023-07-03 . Noosa District Catholic Parish . en . 24 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324170038/https://noosacatholic.com/ . live .
  27. Web site: Blake . Thom . Sunshine Beach Uniting Church . 2023-06-23 . Queensland Religious Places . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703082942/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=4584 . live .
  28. Web site: 2020-11-11 . Noosa Coastal Uniting Church - Our Church . 2023-07-03 . en-AU . 8 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308223358/https://www.noosacoastaluc.com.au/our-church/ . live .

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