Cootharaba, Queensland
| Cootharaba Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cootharaba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°14′54″S 152°56′34″E / 26.2483°S 152.9427°ECoordinates: 26°14′54″S 152°56′34″E / 26.2483°S 152.9427°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 834 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.694/km2 (32.88/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4565 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) NW of Noosa Heads | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cootharaba had a population of 834 people.[1]
Geography[]
Lake Cootharaba forms part of the south-eastern boundary of Cootharaba.
A section of Tewantin National Park has been established in the southwest of Cootharaba.
History[]
It is named after the Aboriginal name for the lake, which referred to the place where wood could be found for making notched or studded clubs.[3]
Cootharaba School opened circa 1875 and closed circa 1891.[4]
Cootharaba Road Provisional School opened on 12 Feb 1894. On 7 June 1899 it became Cootharaba Road State School. It closed in 1965.[4]
Cootharaba Lake State School opened on 23 August 1909. It closed in 1943.[4] It was located on the corner of Lakes Flat Road and Kidleys Road (approx 26°15′53″S 152°58′16″E / 26.2647°S 152.9712°E).[5][6][7][8]
Between 2008 and 2013 Cootharaba and the rest of Shire of Noossa was within the Sunshine Coast Region as a result of a forced amalgamation; however the decision was reversed and Shire of Noosa restored in 2014.
At the 2011 Australian Census Cootharaba and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 791.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cootharaba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Cootharaba – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ South East Queensland - Place Names Archived 22 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Christie, Heather (1997). "Celebrating the past, Sharing the Future - Pomona State School Centenary 1987-1997". 1. Pomona, QLD: Pomona State School.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cootharaba (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
Further reading[]
- Page, Ruth (1970), The history of Pomona, Cooran, Kin Kin, Cootharaba, Skyrings Creek (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2019
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