Cooroibah Noosa, Queensland |
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Lake Cooroibah at sunset
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Coordinates | 26°19′55″S 153°00′04″E / 26.332°S 153.001°ECoordinates: 26°19′55″S 153°00′04″E / 26.332°S 153.001°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 1,744 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
• Density | 43.28/km2 (112.08/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4565 | ||||||||||||
Area | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location | 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Noosa Heads | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Noosa | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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Noosa river, between lake Cooroibah and lake Cootharaba |
Cooroibah is a suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. 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 the suburb recorded a population of 1,744.
A section of the Great Sandy National Park has been established in the north of Corroibah. The Noosa River marks part of the northeast boundary and the whole of Lake Cooroibah is part of the suburb. The southern boundary continues along part of Cooroibah Creek. The largest flood event recorded at Lake Cooroibah was 2.55 metres in 1992.
The name is Aboriginal for "place of possums".