Noosa North Shore, Queensland

Noosa North Shore is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Noosa North Shore had a population of 253 people.^[1]

Noosa North Shore Noosa, Queensland
Beach at North Shore, Queensland looking south towards Noosa Heads
Noosa North Shore
Coordinates	26.2733°S 153.0511°E / -26.2733; 153.0511 (Noosa North Shore (centre of locality))
Population	253 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.806/km2 (4.677/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4565
Area	140.1 km2 (54.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.7 km (4 mi) SW of Tewantin (via ferry) 14.7 km (9 mi) SE of Sunshine Beach (via ferry) 149 km (93 mi) N of Brisbane (via ferry)
LGA(s)	Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)	Noosa
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Noosa North Shore: Como Cooloola Coral Sea Boreen Point Cootharaba Ringtail Creek Noosa North Shore Coral Sea Cooroibah Tewantin Noosaville Noosa Heads

Geography

Ferry in the middle of the Noosa River, Noosa North Shore Ferries, 2019

The locality is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea and to the south and west by the Noosa River and Lake Cootharaba (a lake on the Noosa River).^[3] The locality's name refers to its position on the northern bank of the river.

The locality contains many sections of the Great Sandy National Park and the small town of Teewah.^[4]

Access to the locality is provided by the cable ferry, Noosa River Ferry, which crosses the Noosa River at Tewantin. In order to maintain Noosa North Shore as a wilderness area, there are no plans to provide road or bridge access and there are restrictions on development.^[5]

History

Although historically and currently within the Shire of Noosa, between 2008 and 2013 Noosa North Shore was within Sunshine Coast Region following an unpopular amalgamation of the shire into a larger local government area, followed by a subsequent disamalgamation after continual local agitation confirmed by a ballot.^[6][7]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Noosa North Shore had a population of 121 people.^[8]

In the 2016 census, Noosa North Shore had a population of 179 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Noosa North Shore had a population of 253 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Noosa North Shore. The nearest government primary schools are Tewantin State School in neighbouring Tewantin to the south-west and Kin Kin State School in Kin Kin to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Sunshine Beach State High School in Sunshine Beach to the south-east and Noosa District State High School, which has its junior campus in Pomona to the west and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-west.^[10]

Attractions

The locality is the southern end point of the Cooloola Great Walk.^[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Noosa North Shore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Noosa North Shore – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48809)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
3. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse; Water feature". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
4. "Layers: Locality; Population centres; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
5. "Noosa Iconic Values Statement" (PDF). Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
6. "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
7. "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "North Shore (Noosa Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Noosa North Shore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
11. Jo Skinner (29 March 2010). "$1.3m Cooloola Great Walk opens". Australia: ABC News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

External links

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