Cooroibah, Queensland

Cooroibah is a locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cooroibah had a population of 2041 people.[1]

Cooroibah
Noosa, Queensland
Lake Cooroibah at sunset
Cooroibah
Coordinates26.3319°S 153.0011°E / -26.3319; 153.0011
Population2,041 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density56.54/km2 (146.43/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4565
Area36.1 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Location14 km (9 mi) WNW of Noosa Heads
LGA(s)Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)Noosa
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Cooroibah:
Ringtail Creek Ringtail Creek Noosa North Shore
Lake Macdonald Cooroibah Noosa North Shore
Tinbeerwah Tewantin Tewantin

Geography
External video
Noosa river, between lake Cooroibah and lake Cootharaba

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.[3]

History

The name is Aboriginal for "place of possums".[4]

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.

In 2011 census, Cooroibah had a population of 1,744 people.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooroibah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cooroibah – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48582)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. "Flood Warning System For The Noosa River". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. South East Queensland - Place Names Archived 22 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cooroibah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

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