Cooloolabin, Queensland
Cooloolabin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°32′24″S 152°54′04″E / 26.54°S 152.9011°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 311 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.540/km2 (24.71/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Cooloolabin is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cooloolabin had a population of 311 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Most of Cooloolabin is mountainous, densely forested and within the Mapleton National Park, including Mount Bottle and Glass (230 metres) and Swain Peak (280 metres). Only two small valleys to the south are developed as rural residential areas.[3]
History[edit]
Cooloolabin is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of koalas".[2]
Cooloolabin Provisional School opened in 1915. It became Cooloolabin State School on 1 September 1916. It closed in 1962.[4]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census Cooloolabin had a population of 257 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Cooloolabin had a population of 311 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cooloolabin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Cooloolabin – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49803)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooloolabin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading[edit]
- Blyth, Audienne (2003). Streets and roads of Yandina & district : their history & origins : includes the localities of: Bridges, Cooloolabin, Kiamba, Kulangoor, Maroochy River, North Arm, Valdora and Yandina Creek. Audienne Blyth. ISBN 978-0-646-42982-3.
- Blyth, Audienne Desley (2009). Yandina & District : a pictorial history, including the localities of Bridges, Cooloolabin, Kiamba, Kulangoor, Maroochy River, North Arm, Valdora and Yandina Creek. The Author. ISBN 978-0-646-51739-1.