| Ringtail Creek Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 180 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4565 | ||||||||||||||
| 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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Ringtail Creek is a locality in the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Noosa Heads in Queensland, Australia.[2] It is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa (between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region). At the 2011 Australian Census Ringtail Creek recorded a population of 180.[1]
Geography
The north-eastern boundary follows the Noosa River where it leaves Lake Cootharaba. A small section in the west belongs to the Mary River catchment area. A large portion of the locality is protected within the Ringtail Forest Reserve.
The town of Cooloothin is at 26°18′48″S 152°58′25″E / 26.3132°S 152.9735°E.[3][4]
History
By 1875, a sugarcane plantation had been established at Cooloothin Creek by 1875.[5]
In July 1880, the Queensland Government sold off 61 town allotments in Cooloothin.[6] A few houses remain on the northern edge of the town but the southern part of the town is now Tewah Park.[7]
At the 2011 census Ringtail Creek had a population of 180 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ringtail Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Ringtail Creek (entry 48856)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Cooloothin – population centre in Noosa Shire (entry 8144)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Town of Cooloothin" (Map). Queensland Government. 1977. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Noosa". The Brisbane Courier. XXX (2, 671). Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LAND SALES". The Telegraph (2, 352). Queensland, Australia. 29 May 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cooloothin". Google Maps (Maps). Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
