Coolabine, Queensland
| Coolabine Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Coolabine | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°35′54″S 152°47′04″E / 26.5983°S 152.7844°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 71 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.55/km2 (14.37/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4574 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Coolabine is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Coolabine had a population of 71 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Coolabine is a locality in a valley (approx 100 metres above sea level) surrounded by mountains to the north, east and south, a range that includes Mount Thilba Thalba (450 metres in neighbouring Gheerulla) and Connors Knob (420 metres in neighbouring Obi Obi). It is locality is bounded on its west by Obi Obi Creek. Cooloobun Creek rises in the mountains to the south and then flows through the locality from east to west, joining Obi Obi Creek.[3]
The land is freehold and rural residential in character.[3]
History[edit]
The name Coolabine is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of koalas".[2]
Coolabine Provisional School opened in 1928.[4] It became Coolabine State School with the opening of a new building in February 1930.[5] It closed about 1956.[6] It was at 268 Coolabine Road (26°36′08″S 152°46′13″E / 26.6022°S 152.7702°E).[7][3]
In the 2011 census, Coolabine with neighbouring Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek had a population of 427 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Coolabine had a population of 71 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolabine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Coolabine – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48578)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "EUMUNDI". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 117. Queensland, Australia. 14 December 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STATE SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 492. Queensland, Australia. 28 February 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Obi Obi (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
