Pelican Waters, Queensland

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Pelican Waters
Caloundra,  Queensland
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Pelican Waters
Coordinates 26°49′57″S153°06′01″E / 26.8325°S 153.1002°E / -26.8325; 153.1002 (Pelican Waters (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 26°49′57″S153°06′01″E / 26.8325°S 153.1002°E / -26.8325; 153.1002 (Pelican Waters (centre of suburb))
Population6,277 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density747/km2 (1,935/sq mi)
Established1995
Postcode(s) 4551
Area8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
County Canning
Parish Bribie
State electorate(s) Caloundra
Federal division(s) Fisher
Suburbs around Pelican Waters:
Caloundra West Caloundra West Golden Beach
Bells Creek Pelican Waters Golden Beach
Bells Creek Coochin Creek Coochin Creek

Pelican Waters is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Pelican Waters had a population of 6,277 people. [1]

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Geography

Pelican Waters is located within the Caloundra urban centre 7.7 kilometres (5 mi) by road southwest of Caloundra CBD. [3]

Pelican Waters is bounded to the north and north-west loosely by unnamed creeks, to the south-west by Bells Creek (North Branch), and to the south by Bells Creek ( 26°51′12″S153°05′36″E / 26.8533°S 153.0934°E / -26.8533; 153.0934 (Bells Creek) ). [3]

The northern and eastern parts of the suburb are predominantly canal estates ( 26°49′18″S153°06′29″E / 26.8216°S 153.1080°E / -26.8216; 153.1080 (Canal estate) ). [3]

The Pelican Waters land selling agency has the slogan "Pelican Waters a magic place to live".

History

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Bush fires, 2006

In 1881 explorer William Landsborough acquired land in the area now Pelican Waters and Golden Beach, calling his property Loch Lamerough. He died at this property in 1886. In 1946, 2,372 acres (960 ha) of Landsborough's property was sold to cover unpaid rates. It was purchased by real estate agent Roy Henzell. In 1989 Henzell's agency commences the construction of a canal estate from the wetlands of the Bell Creek estuary to create Pelican Waters. [4] [5]

The suburb named and bounded on 8 December 1995. The name Pelican Waters was proposed by the land developer. [2]

Caloundra City School opened on 27 January 2005. [6]

In the 2016 census, Pelican Waters had a population of 6,277 people. [1]

Education

Caloundra City Private School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Pelican Waters Boulevard ( 26°49′26″S153°06′14″E / 26.8240°S 153.1039°E / -26.8240; 153.1039 (Caloundra City Private School) ). [7] [8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 281 students with 24 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). [9]

There are no government schools in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Golden Beach State School at Golden Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Caloundra State High School in Caloundra. [3]

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Shopping Village ( 26°50′01″S153°06′31″E / 26.8336°S 153.1086°E / -26.8336; 153.1086 (Pelican Waters Shopping Village) ). [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pelican Waters (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Pelican Waters – suburb in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50237)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sunshine Coast Timeline". Sunshine Coast Regional Council . Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Pelican Waters". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  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. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Caloundra City Private School". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council . Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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