Population 2,288 (2011 census) State electorate(s) Noosa Area 220 ha Federal division Division of Wide Bay | Postcode(s) 4567 Sunshine Beach Coral Sea Postal code 4567 Lga Noosa | |
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Location 4 km (2 mi) SE of Noosa Heads Similar Sunshine Coast - Queensland, Hastings Street, Noosa National Park, Kings Beach - Queensland, Golden Beach - Queensland | ||
Sunshine Beach is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. 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 2,288.
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Map of Sunshine Beach QLD 4567, Australia
History
The area south of Noosa Headlands was formerly known as Golden Beach but was rarely visited before the 1920s. In 1928, Thomas Marcus Burke gained land there in exchange for building roads and bridges from Tewantin. After World War II it was marketed by his son, Marcus, as Sunshine Beach.
Amenities
Sunshine Beach is home to the Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club from which volunteers patrol the beach every weekend from September school holidays to ANZAC Day.
Education
Saint Thomas More Primary School is a Roman Catholic Primary School that was established in 1990 by The Noosa District Roman Catholic Parish and is staffed by the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre. It is a Marist school.