| Ridgewood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Ridgewood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°27′40″S152°50′01″E / 26.4611°S 152.8336°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 317 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4563 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Ridgewood had a population of 317 people. [3]
Ridgewood is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Noosa Heads.
Mary River Road Provisional School opened in 1916. Circa 1918, it was renamed Ridgewood State School. It closed circa 1961. [4] It was on Cooroy Belli Creek Road (approx 26°27′12″S152°49′30″E / 26.4532°S 152.8251°E ). [5] [6]
Between 2008 and 2013, Ridgewood (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region due to an unpopular local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed. [7] [8] [9]
In the 2006 census, Ridgewood had a population of 612 people. [10]
In the 2016 census, Ridgewood had a population of 307 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Ridgewood had a population of 317 people. [3]
There are no schools in Ridgewood. The nearest government primary schools are Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the north-east, Federal State School in neighbouring Federal to the north-west, and Eumundi State School in Eumundi to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north and its senior campus in Cooroy. [12]
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.
Tewantin is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tewantin had a population of 10,920 people. Tewantin was the original settlement in the Noosa region and is one of its three major centres today.
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.
Boreen Point is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Boreen Point had a population of 328 people. The town of Boreen is located within the locality beside the lake, but the town name is rarely used with Boreen Point being the name in common usage.
Eumundi is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Eumundi had a population of 2,504 people.
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.
Cooroibah is a locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cooroibah had a population of 2,178 people.
Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 974 people.
Noosa North Shore is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Noosa North Shore had a population of 253 people.
Federal is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of Cooran and Pomona. In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people.
Black Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 people.
Pinbarren is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Pinbarren had a population of 447 people.
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.
Cooroy Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cooroy Mountain had a population of 148 people.
Como is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Como had a population of 54 people.
Verrierdale is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Verrierdale had a population of 775 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.
