Noosa North Shore is a coastal rural

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in the

Shire of Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it wa ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Noosa North Shore had a population of 179 people.

Geography

It contains part of the

Great Sandy National Park Great Sandy National Park is a coastal national park in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The park features untouched beaches, large sand dunes, heathlands, rainforests, swamps, creeks, freshwater lakes and mangrove fores ...

and the small town of

Teewah Teewah is a small road-inaccessible holiday town within the locality of Noosa North Shore in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is 25 km north of the large city centre of Noosa Heads Noosa Heads is a coastal town and suburb ...

. The name of the suburb refers to its location on the northern banks of the

Noosa River The Noosa River is a river situated in South East Queensland. The catchment starts in the Como Escarpment near Mount Elliott in the coastal Great Sandy National Park and meanders south through a lakes district around Tewantin. Lakes situated on ...

. The suburb is the southern end point of the

Cooloola Great Walk The Cooloola Great Walk is a coastal bushwalking route in the Great Sandy National Park of South East Queensland, Australia. Opened in 2010, it runs from Noosa North Shore through Cooloola to Rainbow Beach, and is planned as a five-day trek. ...

. Access to the suburb is provided by the

cable ferry A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...

Noosa River Ferry The Noosa River Ferries (also known as ''Noosa North Shore Ferries'') are two cable ferries crossing the Noosa River at Tewantin in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Locati ...

, which crosses the Noosa River at

Tewantin Tewantin ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tewantin had a population of 10,920 people. Tewantin was the original settlement in the Noosa region and is one of its three major centres today. Hi ...

. In order to maintain Noosa North Shore as a wilderness area, there are no plans to provide road or bridge access and there are restrictions on development.

History

In the Noosa North Shore had a population of 121 people. Although historically and currently within the Shire of Noosa, between 2008 and 2013 Noosa North Shore was within

Sunshine Coast Region The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It cont ...

following an unpopular amalgamation of the shire into a larger local government area, followed by a subsequent disamalgamation after continual local agitation confirmed by a ballot.

References

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{{Noosa Shire Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland