Sunrise Beach, Queensland
Sunrise Beach is a coastal suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sunrise Beach had a population of 3,415 people.[1]
| Sunrise Beach Noosa Heads, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Sunrise Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.4163°S 153.1052°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,415 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,423/km2 (3,690/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4567 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Sunrise Beach is 3.7 kilometres (2 mi) by road southeast of Noosa Heads.
History
It is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa, but between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region.
In the 2016 census, Sunrise Beach had a population of 3,415 people.[1]
Amenities
The Shire of Noosa operates a mobile library service on a weekly basis at the Sunrise shops.[3]
Education
There are no schools in Sunrise Beach. The nearest government primary school is Sunshine Beach State School in neighbouring Sunshine Beach to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Sunshine Beach State High School also in Sunshine Beach.[4]
Notable people
- Mia Wray (born 1995/1996), Australian pop singer-songwriter
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunrise Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Sunrise Beach – suburb in Shire of Noosa (entry 48884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Noosa Mobile Library - Mobile Stops - Noosa Mobile Hours". Shire of Noosa. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
Further reading
- Sharpe, Peter R. (Peter Robert) (2009), Up rose an emu : the development of Noosa's Peregian Beach, Marcus Beach, Sunrise Beach : a book of recollections, Peter Sharpe, ISBN 978-0-646-50831-3