- Cootharaba, Queensland
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Cootharaba
Sunshine Coast, QueenslandPopulation: 691(2006 census)[1] Postcode: 4565 Area: 183.2 km² (70.7 sq mi) Location: 25 km (16 mi) NW of Noosa Heads LGA: Sunshine Coast State District: Gympie Federal Division: Wide Bay Suburbs around Cootharaba: Kin Kin Boreen Point Boreen Point Pinbarren Cootharaba North Shore Ringtail Creek Ringtail Creek Cooroibah Coordinates: 26°14′53″S 152°56′35″E / 26.248°S 152.943°E
Cootharaba is a suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. 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.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC35677&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ South East Queensland - Place Names 16 December 2006
External links
Categories:- Sunshine Coast, Queensland geography stubs
- Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Australian Aboriginal placenames
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