Cootharaba, Queensland

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Cootharaba
Sunshine Coast,  Queensland
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Cootharaba
Cootharaba, Queensland
Coordinates 26°14′54″S152°56′34″E / 26.2483°S 152.9427°E / -26.2483; 152.9427
Population866 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4565
Area65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location25 km (16 mi) NW of Noosa Heads
LGA(s) Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s) Noosa
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Cootharaba:
Kin Kin Como Como
Kin Kin Cootharaba Boreen Point
Noosa North Shore
Pinbarren Pomona Ringtail Creek

Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Cootharaba had a population of 866 people. [3]

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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. [4]

Cootharaba School opened circa 1875 and closed circa 1891. [5]

Cootharaba Road Provisional School opened on 12 Feb 1894. On 7 June 1899, it became Cootharaba Road State School. It closed in 1965. [5]

Cooroora Provisional School opened on 17 January 1898. On 1 January 1909, it became Cooroora State School. In 1911, it was renamed Kareewa State School. In 1933, it was renamed Boreen Junction State School. It closed in 1947. [6] It was at 24 Cootharaba Road ( 26°19′38″S152°54′16″E / 26.32713°S 152.90435°E / -26.32713; 152.90435 (Boreen Junction State School) ). [7]

Cootharaba Lake State School opened on 23 August 1909. It closed in 1943. [5] It was located on the corner of Lake Flat Road and Kildeys Road (approx 26°15′53″S152°58′16″E / 26.2647°S 152.9712°E / -26.2647; 152.9712 (Cootharaba Lake State School (former)) ). [8] [9] [10] [11]

Between 2008 and 2013, Cootharaba and the rest of Shire of Noosa 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. [12] [13]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Cootharaba and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 791. [14] The residential population grew to 834 and 866 people in 2016 and 2021 respectively. [15] [16]

Crime and disadvantage

Cootharaba has a total violent crime rate of 1 incident per 218 residents, positioning it within the bottom 11% compared to the Sunshine Coast region. The area also has a low rate of drug offences (1 incident per 45.9 residents), which is within the bottom 20% of the Sunshine Coast region. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cootharaba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Cootharaba – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "2021 Cootharaba, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ↑ South East Queensland – Place Names Archived 22 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
  5. 1 2 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
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Christie, Heather, ed. (1997). Celebrating the past, Sharing the Future – Pomona State School Centenary 1987-1997 (PDF). Vol. 1. Pomona, QLD: Pomona State School.
  9. ↑ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council . 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cootharaba (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 October 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cootharaba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  16. ↑ "2021 Cootharaba, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Crime & Disadvantage Cootharaba Qld 4565". www.microburbs.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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