Castaways Beach, Queensland
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Castaways Beach is a coastal
suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
in the
Shire of Noosa The Shire of Noosa () is a Local government in Australia, local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. It is located by road south-east of
Noosa Heads Noosa Heads is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is a popular holiday destination. In the , the suburb of Noosa Heads had a population of 5,120 people. Geography ...
. In the , Castaways Beach had a population of 683 people.


Geography

The suburb is bounded to the east by the
Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down t ...
and to the west by
Lake Weyba Lake Weyba is a large shallow salt lake in the locality of Noosaville in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. History Lake Weyba's name comes from the local Aboriginal Australians (Gubbi Gubbi) language meaning stingray. Lake Weyba is ...
. Apart from the eastern strip of housing along the coast, most of Castaways Beach is within the Noosa National Park. Castaways Creek rises in the south of the suburb and flows east into the Coral Sea (). Its mouth divides the sandy coast into two beaches: * Castaways Beach () extending north to the neighbouring suburb of Sunrise Beach * Marcus Beach () extending south to the neighbouring suburb of Marcus Beach


History

Between 2008 and 2013, Castaways Beach (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within the
Sunshine Coast Region The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia, from which it takes its name. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires o ...
(following an unpopular local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed).


Demographics

In the , Castaways Beach had a population of 617 people. In the , Castaways Beach had a population of 606 people, a decline of 1% in the area since the 2006 census. The predominant age group in Castaways Beach was 45–54 years. In the , Castaways Beach had a population of 656 people. In the , Castaways Beach had a population of 683 people.


Education

There are no schools in Castaways Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary school are Sunshine Beach State School and Sunshine Beach State High School, both in
Sunshine Beach Sunshine Beach is a coastal town and suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,480 people. History The area south of Noosa Headlands was formerly known as Golden Beach bu ...
to the north.


References


External links

* {{Noosa Shire Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland Beaches of Queensland