Coolabine, Queensland
Geography
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.
The land is freehold and rural residential in character.
History
The name Coolabine is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of koalas".
F.W. Goeths opened a sawmill in 1911. It was known as the Coolabine Sawmills.
Coolabine Provisional School opened in 1928. It became Coolabine State School with the opening of a new building in February 1930. It closed about 1956. It was at 268 Coolabine Road (26°36′08″S 152°46′13″E / 26.6022°S 152.7702°E).
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Coolabine with neighbouring Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek had a population of 427 people.
In the 2016 census, Coolabine had a population of 71 people.
In the 2021 census, Coolabine had a population of 76 people.
Education
There are no schools in Kenilworth. The nearest government primary schools are Kenilworth State Community College in neighbouring Kenilworth to the west and Mapleton State School in Mapleton to the east. The nearest government primary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10), Burnside State High School (to Year 12) in Burnside, Nambour, to the east and Maleny State High School (to Year 12) in Maleny to the south.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coolabine (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Coolabine – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48578)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Kerr, John (January 1998), Forest industry heritage places study : sawmills and tramways, South Eastern Queensland (PDF), Queensland Government, Dept. of Environment, p. 99, archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2024, retrieved 23 November 2024
- ^ "Obi Obi". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. VIII, no. 405. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Obi Obi (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolabine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
