Cooloolabin, Queensland
| Cooloolabin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cooloolabin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°32′24″S 152°54′04″E / 26.54°S 152.9011°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 311 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 36.6 km2 (14.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Cooloolabin is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Most of Cooloolabin is mountainous, densely forested and within the Mapleton National Park, including Mount Bottle and Glass (230 metres) and Swain Peak (280 metres). Only two small valleys to the south are developed as rural residential areas.[3]
History
Cooloolabin is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of koalas".[2]
Cooloolabin Provisional School opened in 1915. It became Cooloolabin State School on 1 September 1916. It closed in 1962.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cooloolabin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Cooloolabin – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49230)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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