Nambour

"Giant Pineapple"

State :	Australia Australia
State :	Queensland

Coordinates :	26 ° 38 ′ S , 152 ° 58 ′ E Coordinates: 26 ° 38 ′ S , 152 ° 58 ′ E-26.633333333333 152.96666666667
Area :	21.4 km²

Residents :	18,181 (2016)
Population density :	850 inhabitants per km²

Time zone :	AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code :	4560

LGA :

Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Nambour

Nambour is a city in southeast Queensland in Australia , 101 km north of Brisbane . It is located in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast at the foot of the Blackall Range . Nambour is the administrative seat of the local administrative area (LGA) Sunshine Coast Regional Council and has around 18,200 inhabitants.

The name of the city comes from the Aboriginal language of naamba , which means "red-flowering tea tree".

history

The region was first settled by Europeans in 1870 under Matthew Caroll . Initially the settlement was called Peetrie's Creek , but in 1891 it was renamed Nambour after a cattle breeding business in the region. The railway connection to Brisbane was also completed in 1891 .

economy

The most important economic factor in the region so far has been the cultivation of sugar cane . Until 2003 there was a mill in the city center that was important for the sugar industry, but sugar cane cultivation in the region is now on the brink due to the closure of the mill.

Lately, more and more exotic fruits have been grown in the region, such as the pineapple , which is particularly popular. The other new economic factor in the region is tourism. Tourist attractions have been built in the area such as The Big Pineapple , a giant pineapple in town, and two other giant structures of the kind.

sons and daughters of the town

Ian Baker-Finch (born 1960), professional golfer
Shara Gillow (* 1987), racing cyclist
Ryan Tyack (born 1991), archer

Furthermore lived Kevin Rudd (born 1957), two-time prime minister of Australia, some time in the town.

Web links

Commons : Nambour, Queensland - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Nambour ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics : Nambour ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.