Cootharaba, Queensland
| Cootharaba Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cootharaba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°14′54″S 152°56′34″E / 26.2483°S 152.9427°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 834 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.694/km2 (32.88/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4565 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) NW of Noosa Heads | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cootharaba had a population of 834 people.[1]
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.[3]
Cootharaba School opened circa 1875 and closed circa 1891.[4]
Cootharaba Road Provisional School opened on 12 Feb 1894. On 7 June 1899 it became Cootharaba Road State School. It closed in 1965.[4] Cootharaba Lake State School opened on 23 August 1909. It closed in 1943.[4]
Between 2008 and 2013 Cootharaba and the rest of Shire of Noossa 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.
At the 2011 Australian Census Cootharaba and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 791.[5]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cootharaba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Cootharaba – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ South East Queensland - Place Names Archived 22 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cootharaba (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
Further reading
- Page, Ruth (1970), The history of Pomona, Cooran, Kin Kin, Cootharaba, Skyrings Creek (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2019
External links
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