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Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2]

This article is about the locality. For the lake, see Lake Cootharaba.

Cootharaba
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Cootharaba
Coordinates26.2483°S 152.9427°E / -26.2483; 152.9427
Population866 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4565
Area65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location25 km (16 mi) NW of Noosa Heads
LGA(s)Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)Noosa
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Cootharaba:
Kin Kin Como Como
Kin Kin Cootharaba Boreen Point
Noosa North Shore
Pinbarren Pomona Ringtail Creek

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]

Cooroora Provisional School opened on 17 January 1898. On 1 January 1909, it became Cooroora State School. In 1911, it was renamed Kareewa State School. In 1933, it was renamed Boreen Junction State School. It closed in 1947.[5] It was at 24 Cootharaba Road (26.32713°S 152.90435°E / -26.32713; 152.90435 (Boreen Junction State School)).[6]

Cootharaba Lake State School opened on 23 August 1909. It closed in 1943.[4] It was located on the corner of Lakes Flat Road and Kidleys Road (approx 26.2647°S 152.9712°E / -26.2647; 152.9712 (Cootharaba Lake State School (former))).[7][8][9][10]

Between 2008 and 2013, Cootharaba and the rest of Shire of Noosa 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.

In the 2011 census, Cootharaba and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 791.[11]

In the 2016 census, Cootharaba had a population of 834 people.[12]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cootharaba (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Cootharaba – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. South East Queensland – Place Names Archived 22 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine 16 December 2006
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. Christie, Heather (1997). "Celebrating the past, Sharing the Future – Pomona State School Centenary 1987-1997". 1. Pomona, QLD: Pomona State School. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cootharaba (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cootharaba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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