Noosaville is a town and

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

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 was ...

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 , Noosaville had a population of 8,124 people.

Geography

Noosaville is bounded by 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 ...

to the north, Weyba Creek to the east, the shoreline of

Lake Weyba Lake Weyba is a large shallow salt lake in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Lake Weyba is an important fish-breeding habitat. In the early 1900s, Lake Weyba had a large number of stingrays, which would have been easy targets for spe ...

(the lake being within the suburb). Lake Weyba is in the south-east of the suburb () and is . ''Weyba'' is believed to mean ''place of stingrays'' or ''place of flying squirrels''. The land in the north of the locality near the river is predominantly residential including the Noosa Waters canal estate (). The southern part of the suburb including Lake Webya is undeveloped, apart from Noosa Aerodrome (), the only commercial airstrip in the Shire of Noosa. In the west of the suburb there is a mix of residential areas and industrial areas, including the

Noosa Civic Noosa Civic is a shopping centre located in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Major stores include Woolworths and Big W and the centre includes over 8,000 square metres of specialty retail stores. The development commenced con ...

(), a major shopping centre which serves the Noosa community.

History

The name ''Noosa'' comes from the headland

Noosa Head 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 was ...

, which is a corruption of a Kabi word ''nuthuru'' meaning ''ghost'' or ''shadow''. Noosa Waters canal estate was developed by the Hooker Corporation in the 1980s. In December 1950 St James' Anglican Church Hall was dedicated by the Reverend Ernest Read Chittenden, the Rural Dean of Wide Bay. It closed circa 1986. Good Shepherd Lutheran College opened on 28 January 1986. The Noosaville Public Library building opened in 1993. Noosaville State School opened on 29 January 1996. St Teresa's Catholic College opened on 26 January 2004. Although historically and currently within the Shire of Noosa, between 2008 and 2013 the Shire of Noosa was abolished and Noosaville 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 ...

. In the , Noosaville had a population of 8,124 people.

Heritage listings

Noosaville has a number of

heritage-listed This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many ...

sites, including: * Russell Street ():

Noosa River Caravan Park Noosa River Caravan Park is a heritage-listed caravan park at Russell Street, Noosaville, Queensland, Noosaville, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1929 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 April ...

Amenities

The

Noosa Shire Council 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 was ...

has a library located at 7 Wallace Drive, Wallace Park ().

Education

Noosaville State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 75 Beckmans Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 487 students with 41 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Good Shepherd Lutheran College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 115 Eumundi Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,006 students with 68 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 76 non-teaching staff (51 full-time equivalent). St Teresa's Catholic College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Sea Eagle Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 877 students with 67 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff (30 full-time equivalent). There is no government secondary school in Noosaville. The nearest government secondary school is Sunshine Beach State High School in

Sunshine Beach Sunshine Beach is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,460 people. History The area south of Noosa Headlands was formerly known ...

Attractions

Noosa Ferry on Noosa River approching Noosaville, Queensland 01

A ferry service operates along the Noosa River from

Noosa Heads Noosa Heads is a coastal town and suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Noosa Heads had a population of 4,484 people. It is a popular holiday destination. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west by Wey ...

via Noosaville to

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 ...

with timetabled regular services and tourist cruises.

References

External links

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