Mount Coolum is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Coolum had a population of 4,545 people.

Geography

The

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passes through the locality from the north-west (

Coolum Beach Coolum Beach is a beachside town and coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coolum Beach had a population of 9,152 people. Geography Coolum Beach has the following mountains (from north to s ...

) to the south-west (

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). The

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passes through the locality from north-east ( Yaroomba) to south-east (Marcoola). The mountain Mount Coolum (from which the suburb takes its name) is in the centre of the locality (). Historically the mountain was known as ''Half Way Lump''. It is above sea level. The mountain is protected within the Mount Coolum National Park. There is a sandy beach along 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 ...

coast.

History

The name ''Coolum'' derives from Kabi word ''gulum'' or ''kulum'' meaning ''without'' or ''wanting'', probably referring to the Aboriginal legend of the mountain's head being knocked off in a fight with Ninderry, with the head becoming Mudjimba Island ().

Demographics

In the , Mount Coolum had a population of 4,265 people. In the , Mount Coolum had a population of 4,545 people.

Amenities

The

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operates a

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service which visits Suncoast Beach Drive.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Coolum. The nearest primary school is Coolum State School in neighbouring Coolum Beach. The nearest secondary school is

Coolum State High School Coolum State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in Coolum Beach in the Sunshine Coast Region of Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Aust ...

, also in Coolum Beach.

References

External links

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Mount Coolum Information from Coolum Website
{{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Coastline of Queensland