| Ringtail Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Ringtail Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°20′24″S152°57′04″E / 26.34°S 152.9511°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 197 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.565/km2 (14.41/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4565 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 35.4 km2 (13.7 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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Ringtail Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Ringtail Creek had a population of 197 people. [1]
The locality is in the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland.
The north-eastern boundary follows the Noosa River where it leaves Lake Cootharaba. A small section in the west belongs to the Mary River catchment area. A large portion of the locality is protected within the Ringtail Forest Reserve.
The town of Cooloothin is at 26°18′48″S152°58′25″E / 26.3132°S 152.9735°E . [3] [4]
Sealys Lagoon is a lagoon on Ringfield Creek (the watercourse) on the eastern border of the locality ( 26°20′08″S152°59′31″E / 26.3355°S 152.9919°E ). [5]
By 1875, a sugarcane plantation had been established at Cooloothin Creek by 1875. [6]
In July 1880, the Queensland Government sold off 61 town allotments in Cooloothin. [7] A few houses remain on the northern edge of the town but the southern part of the town is now Tewah Park. [8]
Ringtail State School opened on 1 May 1912 and closed on 1943. [9] It was located on the north-east corner of Gards Road and Ringtail Creek Road (approximately 26°20′57″S152°56′01″E / 26.3493°S 152.9336°E ), now the south-western corner of the Ringtail State Forest. The site is marked. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Cooloothin Creek Provisional opened on 16 August 1915. On 1 May 1929 it became Cooloothin Creek State School. It closed in 1936. [9]
Between 2008 and 2013, Ringtail Creek (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region. [15] [16]
At the 2011 census Ringtail Creek had a population of 180 people. [17]
Sealys Lagoon was gazetted on 27 November 2015. It was named after Cyril Sealy (1905–1959), who purchased Portion 298, Parish of Noosa in 1947. In the 1930s and 1940s Cyril and his brother Albert were lifesaving volunteers Noosa Life Saving Club who patrolled the Noosa beaches to assist swimmers needing help. They also served as volunteer lifesaving instructors for the club. Other members of the Sealy family were active volunteers in the club and in other community groups. [5]
In the 2016 census Ringtail Creek had a population of 197 people. [1]
There are no schools in Ringtail Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Tewantin State School in Tewantin to the south-east, Cooroy State School in Cooroy to the south, and Pomona State School in neighbouring Pomona to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus at Pomona and its senior campus at Cooroy. [14]
There is a boat ramp and jetty at Bundoora Street ( 26°18′44″S152°58′33″E / 26.3122°S 152.9757°E ) providing access to Cooloothin Creek (a tributary of Lake Cootharaba. They are managed by the Noosa Shire Council. [18]
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.
Tewantin is a town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Tewantin was the original settlement in the Noosa region and is one of its three major centres today. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tewantin had a population of 11,164 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.
Lake Cootharaba is a lake on the Noosa River within the locality of Noosa North Shore in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is the gateway to the Everglades, a popular tourist attraction for Noosa, being 20 km away from Noosa. The lake's major access is the town of Boreen Point, as well as the smaller camping-spot of Elanda Point.
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.
Kin Kin is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Kin Kin had a population of 764 people. In the 2021 census the population had risen to 844.
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.
Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 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.
Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Ridgewood had a population of 317 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.
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.
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.
Pomona State School is a government primary school in Pomona, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It was established on 31 August 1897.
The Tewantin National Park is a 13 square kilometre national park in Queensland, Australia. It consists of five individual areas west of Noosa Heads in the Wide Bay-Burnett region about 115 kilometres north of Brisbane and 125 km south of Hervey Bay. The park is divided into disconnected sections within Lake Macdonald, Tinbeerwah, Tewantin and Noosaville.
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