Sunshine Coast Region
| Sunshine Coast Region | |
 Location of the Somerset region in Queensland |
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 Australia
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 Queensland
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| Administrative headquarters: | Nambour |
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| Area : | 2,253.9 km² |
| Residents : | 294,367 (2016) |
| Population density : | 131 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 12 |
Coordinates: 26 ° 37 ′ S , 152 ° 57 ′ E The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland . The area is 2254 km² and has about 300,000 inhabitants.
geography
The region is located on the south-east coast of the state about 100 km north of the capital Brisbane .
The largest city and administrative seat of the LGA is Nambour with around 10,000 inhabitants. The region includes the following districts and towns: Alexandra Headland, Aroona, Bald Knob, Balmoral Ridge, Battery Hill, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Belli Park, Bells Creek, Birtinya, Black Mountain, Bli Bli, Bokarina, Booroobin, Boreen Point, Bridges, Buddina , Buderim, Burnside, Caloundra , Caloundra West, Cambroon, Castaways Beach, Chevallum, Coes Creek, Como, Conondale, Coochin Creek, Coolabine, Cooloolabin, Coolum Beach , Cooran, Cooroibah, Cooroy, Cooroy Mountain, Cootharaba, Crohamhurst, Curramore, Currimundi , Diamond Valley, Dicky Beach, Diddillibah, Doonan, Dulong, Eerwah Vale, Elaman Creek, Eudlo, Eumundi , Federal, Flaxton, Forest Glen, Gheerulla, Glass House Mountains, Glenview, Golden Beach, Highworth, Hunchy, Ilkley, Image Flat, Kenilworth, Kiamba, Kidaman Creek, Kiels Mountain, Kin Kin, Kings Beach, Kulangoor, Kuluin, Kunda Park, Kureelpa, Lake Macdonald, Landers Shoot, Landsborough, Little Mountain, Maleny, Mapleton, Marcoola, Marcus Beach, Maroochy River, Maroochydore, Mer idan Plains, Minyama, Moffat Beach, Mons, Montville, Mooloolaba , Mooloolah Valley, Mount Coolum, Mount Mellum, Mountain Creek, Mudjimba, Nambour, Ninderry, Noosa Heads, Noosa North Shore, Noosaville, North Arm, North Maleny, Obi Obi, Pacific Paradise, Palmview, Palmwoods, Parklands, Parrearra, Peachester, Pelican Waters , Peregian Beach, Peregian Springs, Perwillowen, Pinbarren, Point Arkwright, Pomona, Reesville, Ridgewood, Ringtail Creek, Rosemount, Shelly Beach, Sippy Downs, Sunrise Beach, Sunshine Beach, Tanawha, Tewantin, Tinbeerwah, Towen Mountain, Twin Waters, Valdora, Verrierdale, Warana, West Woombye, Weyba Downs, Witta, Woombye, Wootha, Wurtulla, Yandina, Yandina Creek and Yaroomba.
history
Today's Sunshine Coast Region was created in 2008 from the City of Caloundra and the two Shires Maroochy and Noosa.
administration
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has 13 members. Twelve councilors are elected by the residents of the twelve divisions (constituencies). The council chairman and mayor (mayor) is also elected by all residents of the region.
Web links
- Official site of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council (English)
- Queensland Places: Sunshine Coast Regional Council (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Sunshine Coast (R) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.