Cooloolabin, Queensland
| Cooloolabin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cooloolabin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°32′24″S 152°54′04″E / 26.54°S 152.9011°ECoordinates: 26°32′24″S 152°54′04″E / 26.54°S 152.9011°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 257 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.883/km2 (20.42/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 2016 census Cooloolabin had a population of 257 people.[1]
Geography[]
Most of Cooloolabin is mountainous, densely forested and within the , 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[]
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]
In the 2016 census Cooloolabin had a population of 257 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cooloolabin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ 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
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