Cooloola, Queensland

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Cooloola
Queensland
Cooloola is located in Queensland
Cooloola
Cooloola
Coordinates26°02′00″S 153°03′50″E / 26.0333°S 153.0638°E / -26.0333; 153.0638Coordinates: 26°02′00″S 153°03′50″E / 26.0333°S 153.0638°E / -26.0333; 153.0638
Population3 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0057/km2 (0.0146/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4580
Area530.4 km2 (204.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Cooloola:
Tin Can Bay Inskip Rainbow Beach
Cooloola Cove Cooloola Coral Sea
Toolara Forest Como Noosa North Shore

Cooloola is a coastal locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cooloola had a population of 3 people.[1]

Geography[]

Cooloola is a coastal locality, being bounded by Wide Bay in the Coral Sea to the east including the major headland, Double Island Point. From Double Island Point, Rainbow Beach extends to the west and then to the north, while Teewah Beach stretches for many kilometres to the south.[3] Off the coast of Double Island Point is Wolf Rock which is Queensland's most important habitat area for the critically endangered grey nurse shark. It is a mating area and a high number of females and pregnant females have been seen there.[4]

The locality's north-west boundary is Tin Can Inlet off Tin Can Bay. The locality is entirely within the Great Sandy National Park and is undeveloped apart from some basic bushwalking and camping infrastructure.[3]

History[]

The 2011 census recorded Cooloola's population as 0.[5]

Heritage listings[]

Cooloola has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Amenities[]

Cooloola Wesleyan Methodist Church meets at the Veterans & Community Hall on the corner of Nautilus Drive and Santa Maria Court in Cooloola Cove.[8] It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.[9]

Attractions[]

The Cooloola Great Walk is a 5-day walking track through Cooloola through to Rainbow Beach (to the north) and Noosa North Shore to the south.[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooloola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Cooloola – locality (entry 47613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Grey nurse shark". www.ehp.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cooloola". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 October 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Pettigrew's Cooloola Timber Tramway Complex (entry 602819)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Double Island Point Lightstation (entry 601722)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Cooloola". Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "South Queensland". Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ Racing. "Cooloola Great Walk". www.nprsr.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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