Sunshine Beach
town
CityNoosa Heads
Stateqld
Coordinates26.4072°S 153.1055°E
Zoom11
Pop2480
Postcode4567
Area1.9
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 11.8
Dir 1SE
Location 1Noosa Heads
Dist 29.2
Dir 2ESE
Location 2Tewantin
Dist 3137
Dir 3N
Location 3Brisbane
LgaShire of Noosa
StategovNoosa
FedgovWide Bay
Near-nNoosa Heads
Near-neCoral Sea
Near-eCoral Sea
Near-seCoral Sea
Near-sSunrise Beach
Near-swNoosa Heads
Near-wNoosa Heads
Near-nwNoosa Heads

Sunshine Beach is a coastal town and suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the , the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,480 people.[3]

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.[4]

Sunshine Beach State School opened on 25 January 1982.[5]

St Andrew's Anglican Church was built in 1990. It was designed by Hurst & Harris to seat 150 people. It was built from coralite limestone at a cost of $350,000.[6]

Saint Thomas More Primary School is a Roman Catholic Primary school. It was opened by the Marist Brothers on Tuesday 30 January 1990 with an initial enrolment of 92 children with Brother Mark May as the first principal.[7][8][5]

Sunshine Beach State High School opened on 1 January 1992.[5]

St Thomas More's Catholic Church was built in 1994.[9]

Sunshine Beach Uniting Church was built from concrete blocks in 1997.[10]

Noosa Flexible Learning Centre opened on 23 January 2006.[5]

Although currently and historically within the Shire of Noosa, between 2008 and 2013, the entire Shire of Noosa including Sunshine Beach was within the Sunshine Coast Region.[11][12][13]

Demographics

In the , the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,460 people.[14]

In the , the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,480 people.[3]

Education

Sunshine Beach State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at David Low Way (26.4027°S 153.1023°E).[15][16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 799 students with 52 teachers (47 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).[17] It includes a special education program.[15][18]

St Thomas More Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls on Ben Lexcen Drive (26.4059°S 153.1017°E).[15][19] It is part of The Noosa District Roman Catholic Parish. It is staffed by the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre and operates in the Marist tradition.[20] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 765 students with 50 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[17]

Montessori Noosa is a private primary (Prep–5) school for boys and girls at 2 Bicentennial Drive (26.405°S 153.0992°E).[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 40 students with 3 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[17]

Sunshine Beach State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 45 Ben Lexcen Drive (26.4104°S 153.1007°E).[15][21] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,401 students with 112 teachers (103 full-time equivalent) and 50 non-teaching staff (39 full-time equivalent).[17] It includes a special education program.[15][22]

Noosa Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 2 Girraween Court (26.4031°S 153.1007°E).[15][23] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 88 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[17]

Amenities

Noosa Aquatic Centre is at 6 Girraween Court (26.4074°S 153.0982°E).[24] It has swimming pools and gym facilities with associated classes and group fitness sessions.[25]

Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is off the bend along the beachfront on the corner of Dule St and Belmore Terrace, and is fringed by Ed Webb Park at its rear. (26.4062°S 153.11196°E).[26] Volunteers from the club patrol the beach to protect the public while swimming and surfing.[27]

Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club began patrols in the season of 1980/81 making it one of the youngest surf life saving clubs in Australia.[28]

There are a number of churches in Sunshine Beach:

References

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  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Blake, Thom. "St Andrew's Anglican Church". Queensland Religious Places. Archived 3 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Saint Thomas More Primary School Sunshine Beach". Saint Thomas More Primary School. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  8. ^ "History". Saint Thomas More Primary School. Archived 24 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  9. ^ Blake, Thom. "St Thomas More's Catholic Church". Queensland Religious Places. Archived 3 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  10. ^ Blake, Thom. "Sunshine Beach Uniting Church". Queensland Religious Places. Archived 3 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  11. ^ "About Council". Noosa Shire Council. Archived 4 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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  23. ^ "Noosa Flexible Learning Centre". Archived 23 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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  28. ^ "Sunshine Beach Surf Club". Surf Life Saving Queensland. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  29. ^ "Anglican Church Noosa". Archived 27 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  30. ^ "Noosa District Catholic Parish". Noosa District Catholic Parish. Archived 24 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  31. ^ Blake, Thom. "Sunshine Beach Uniting Church". Queensland Religious Places. Archived 3 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  32. ^ "Noosa Coastal Uniting Church - Our Church". 2020-11-11. Archived 8 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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