| Cooroy Mountain Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cooroy Mountain | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°25′55″S152°57′04″E / 26.4319°S 152.9511°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 148 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4563 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 100–422 m (328–1,385 ft) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.2 km2 (3.6 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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Cooroy Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Cooroy Mountain had a population of 148 people. [4]
Mount Cooroy is in the south-east of the locality ( 26°25′57″S152°57′12″E / 26.4325°S 152.9533°E ) and rises to 422 metres (1,385 ft) above sea level. [5] [6] It is within the Mount Cooroy Conservation Park. [2]
Apart from the protected area, the remainder of the locality is used for a mix of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation. [2]
Cooroy Mountain's name came from Mount Cooroy, which was originally called Coorooey, from the Aboriginal word for possum, kurui. [7]
Kuri'bigil'ba is the name of Cooroy Mountain in the dialect of the Kabi speaking aboriginal peoples of this area. It means the place where the Sun God came down to Dha (Earth). It is believed the mountain turned yellow once a year due to the flowering of an unknown tree. [8] Most likely due to the endemic silky oak tree ( Grevillea robusta ) which has glabrous yellowish orange flowers from around September to November.
The Kabi Kabi people are the traditional owners of the land. While the Kabi people and their language group are not extinct, many are no longer in the local area of Cooroy mountain as a result of having been moved out of the area as a result of government policies in the past. [9] [10]
Between 2008 and 2013, Cooroy Mountain (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region, due to an enforced amalgamation of local government areas that was subsequently reversed. [11] [12]
In the 2016 census, Cooroy Mountain had a population of 136 people. [13]
In the 2021 census, Cooroy Mountain had a population of 148 people. [4]
There are no schools in Cooroy Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the west and Eumundi State School in neighbouring Eumundi to the south. The nearest government secondary school is the Noosa District State High School, which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north-west and its senior campus in neighbouring Cooroy to the west. [2]
The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia. It is the district defined in 1967 as "the area contained in the Shires of Landsborough, Maroochy and Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island". Located 100 km (62 mi) north of the centre of Brisbane in South East Queensland, on the Coral Sea coastline, its urban area spans approximately 60 km (37 mi) of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters to Tewantin.
Peregian Beach is a beach and small coastal town on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a suburb split between two local government areas with the eastern coastal in the Shire of Noosa and the western hinterland part in the Sunshine Coast Region. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Peregian Beach had a population of 4,972 people.
Noosa Heads is a coastal town and suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Noosa Heads had a population of 4,484 people. It is a popular holiday destination.
Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people.
The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of 870 square kilometres (335.9 sq mi). It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shire of Maroochy and City of Caloundra to form the Sunshine Coast Region. The shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 56,298 people.
Pomona is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Pomona had a population of 2,910 people. Pomona is located around 135 kilometres north of Brisbane. It is located at the base of Mount Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast.
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Cooran is a rural hinterland town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Cooran had a population of 1,624 people.
Doonan is a rural residential locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and the Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Doonan had a population of 3,459 people.
Lake Macdonald is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people.
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Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Ridgewood had a population of 307 people.
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Ringtail Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Ringtail Creek had a population of 197 people.
Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cootharaba had a population of 866 people.
Como is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Como had a population of 54 people.
Eerwah Vale is a locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Eerwah Vale had a population of 621 people.
The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia.
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