Cooloolabin, Queensland

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Cooloolabin
Queensland
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Cooloolabin
Coordinates 26°32′24″S152°54′04″E / 26.54°S 152.9011°E / -26.54; 152.9011 Coordinates: 26°32′24″S152°54′04″E / 26.54°S 152.9011°E / -26.54; 152.9011
Postcode(s) 4560
Area36.6 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s) Nicklin
Federal Division(s) Fairfax
Suburbs around Cooloolabin:
Belli Park Eerwah Vale Bridges
Belli Park Cooloolabin Bridges
Gheerulla Kiamba Yandina

Cooloolabin is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Sunshine Coast Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Geography

Most of Cooloolabin is mountainous, densely forested and within the Mapelton National Park, 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. [2]

History

Cooloolabin is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of koalas". [1]

Cooloolabin Provisional School opened in 1915. It became Cooloolabin State School on 1 September 1916. It closed in 1962. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cooloolabin - locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49230)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0