Nambour, Queensland

Nambour Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Nambour's Sunshine Coast Regional Council Offices
Nambour
Coordinates	26°37′37″S 152°57′33″E / 26.62694°S 152.95917°E / -26.62694; 152.95917Coordinates: 26°37′37″S 152°57′33″E / 26.62694°S 152.95917°E / -26.62694; 152.95917
Population	10,221 (2011 census)
• Density	686.0/km2 (1,777/sq mi)
Established	1870
Postcode(s)	4560
Elevation	369 m (1,211 ft)
Area	14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
Location	104 km (65 mi) N of Brisbane 30 km (19 mi) SW of Noosa 13 km (8 mi) NW of Maroochydore
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Nicklin
Federal Division(s)	Fairfax
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 25.8 °C 78 °F 14.0 °C 57 °F 1,694 mm 66.7 in
Suburbs around Nambour: Image Flat Highworth Parklands Burnside Nambour Rosemount Bli Bli Perwillowen Towen Mountain West Woombye Coes Creek Woombye Kiels Mountain

Nambour is a town and locality in South East Queensland, Australia, 101 kilometres (63 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub-tropical hinterland of the Sunshine Coast at the foot of the Blackall Range and has a population of 10,221. It was the administrative centre and capital of the Maroochy Shire and is now the administrative centre of the Sunshine Coast Region. The greater Nambour region includes surrounding suburbs such as Burnside, Coes Creek, and Perwillowen, and has an estimated population of 15,550.

The name is derived from the Aboriginal word "naamba", referring to the red-flowering bottle brush Callistemon viminalis.

The area now known as Nambour, was first settled in 1870. The town was then called Petrie's Creek. In 1890 the Maroochy Divisional Board was established. In 1891, the rail link with Brisbane was completed, and at its opening Petrie's Creek was renamed "Nambour", after the Nambour cattle station. A fire in 1924 destroyed many of the timber buildings along the main street.

Petrie's Creek Post Office opened on 1 June 1888 (a receiving office had been open from 1885, originally known as Carrollo) and was renamed Nambour by 1890.

Along the middle of the roadway of Mill, Currie and Howard Streets, a piece of Queensland Rail history is still on display - the Nambour to Coolum Tramline. The Tramline was used to transport passengers and sugar cane in the early 1920s. The Tramline forms part of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway, The tramway closed at the end of 2001. Much of the track and signal lighting still remains. The town was bypassed by the Bruce Highway on 16 October 1990, which now forms the locality's north-eastern boundary. This alleviated most of the local traffic congestion.