Caloundra West is a mixed-use suburb of

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in the

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, Australia. In the Caloundra West had a population of 6,297 people.

Geography

Caloundra West is within the

urban centre directly west of the Caloundra central business district. The north of the suburb has some residential housing, an industrial estate, and undeveloped bushland. Caloundra Airport occupies the centre of the suburb. The west of the suburb is residential housing, while the south of the suburb is undeveloped marshland.

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runs through from west to east.

History

The suburb was named and bounded on 18 June 1988. The name ''Caloundra'' is from the

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''Cullowundoor'' with ''Kal Owen'' meaning ''beech tree (

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)'' and ''Dha'' meaning ''place''. Unity College opened on 24 January 2006. In the Caloundra West had a population of 6,297 people.

Education

Unity College is a Catholic primary and secondary (

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) school for boys and girls at 47 Lomond Crescent, Bellvista Estate (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,405 students with 111 teachers (100 full-time equivalent) and 62 non-teaching staff (50 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in Caloundra West. The nearest government primary schools are Talara Primary College in

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to the north,

Meridan State College Meridan State College is a state school governed by the Department of Education (Queensland) located at 214 Parklands Boulevard, Meridan Plains, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded in 2006 for students from pre-school to y ...

Meridan Plains Meridan Plains is a locality on the north-western edge of the Caloundra urban area in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Traditionally a rural area, the locality is attracting residential development from the expansion of Caloundra ...

to the north-west, Golden Beach State School in neighbouring Golden Beach to south-east, and Baringa State Primary School in neighbouring Baringa to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Meridan State College in Meridan Plains to the north-west and Caloundra State High School in

to the north-east.

Facilities

Caloundra Airport Caloundra Airport is a public general aviation airport located in Caloundra West serving the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The airport is located on a site, of which is occupied by the current facilities. Further gro ...

is on Pathfinder Drive (). Caloundra Fire Station is at 18 Industrial Avenue ().

Amenities

The

Sunshine Coast Regional Council 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 ...

operates a

mobile library A bookmobile or mobile library is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Bookm ...

service which visits Lomond Crescent in the Bellvista Estate. There are a number of parks in the suburb, including: * Beau Vista Park () * Bellvista Neighbourhood Park () * Bellvista Western/East Pathway () * Bimberi Circuit Park () * Cougal Circuit Park () * Dumbarton Drive Park () * Enterprise Road Reserve () * Exeter Way Park () * Glennie Close Park () * Grampion Drive Bushland Park () * Grampion Drive Pump Station () * Heritage Park () * Huntley Place Walkway () * Isabel Jordan Bushland Reserve () * Newing Way Reserve () * Northbrook Street Park () * Queen Street Bushland Park () * Rotary Park () * Shannon Crescent Park () * Springbrook Street Park () * Sydal Street Park () * Toolona Place Walkway () * Tourist Information Park () * Widgee Place Walkway () Kingsford Smith Cropmaster (6013787337)

Attractions

The

Queensland Air Museum The Queensland Air Museum is a not-for-profit community-owned aviation museum located at Caloundra Airport in Queensland, Australia. Its mission is to collect and preserve all aspects of aviation heritage with an emphasis on Australia and Quee ...

is at Caloundra Airport on Pathfinder Drive ().

References

{{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Caloundra