Sunrise Beach, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°24′59″S 153°06′19″E / 26.4163°S 153.1052°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Noosa Heads | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,687 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,540/km2 (3,980/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4567 | ||||||||||||
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Sunrise Beach is a coastal suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Sunrise Beach had a population of 3,687 people.[1]
Geography
Sunrise Beach is 3.7 kilometres (2 mi) by road southeast of Noosa Heads.
History
Between 2008 and 2013, Sunrise Beach (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region.[3][4] Streets in Sunrise Beach were named to commemorate Australia's victory in the 1983 America's Cup including Ben Lexcen Drive (yacht designer Ben Lexcen), Conner Place (American yachtsman Dennis Conner), Newport Street (Newport, Rhode Island, the location of the competition), Columbia Crescent (the winning yachts of 1899, 1901 and 1958), Defender Court (winning yacht of 1937), Intrepid Place (winning yacht of 1967 and 1970), Dame Pattie Dr (Australian yacht in the 1967 race), Mylar Ct (material used in sails), Bond Court (Alan Bond who funded Australia's 1983 challenge) and Victory Crescent.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Sunrise Beach had a population of 3,415 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Sunrise Beach had a population of 3,687 people.[1]
Amenities
The Shire of Noosa operates a mobile library service on a weekly basis at the Sunrise Beach shops.[7]
Education
There are no schools in Sunrise Beach. The nearest government primary school is Sunshine Beach State School in neighbouring Sunshine Beach to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Sunshine Beach State High School, also in Sunshine Beach.[8]
Notable people
- Mia Wray (born 1995), Australian pop singer and songwriter
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sunrise Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sunrise Beach – suburb in Shire of Noosa (entry 48884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Heritage Noosa:Sunrise Beach". Noosa Shire Council. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunrise Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Noosa Mobile Library – Mobile Stops – Noosa Mobile Hours". Shire of Noosa. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
Further reading
- Sharpe, Peter R. (Peter Robert) (2009), Up rose an emu : the development of Noosa's Peregian Beach, Marcus Beach, Sunrise Beach : a book of recollections, Peter Sharpe, ISBN 978-0-646-50831-3