Mooloolah Valley, Queensland

Mooloolah Valley is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mooloolah Valley had a population of 3,321 people.[1]

Mooloolah Valley
Queensland
Mooloolah Valley
Coordinates26.7625°S 152.9633°E / -26.7625; 152.9633
Population3,321 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density181.5/km2 (470.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4553
Area18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Fisher
Suburbs around Mooloolah Valley:
Eudlo Eudlo Ilkley
Diamond Valley Mooloolah Valley Glenview
Bald Knob Landsborough Landsborough

Geography

Mooloolah Valley is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, north of Landsborough on the main railway line from Brisbane with regular services southbound to Brisbane and northbound to Nambour and Gympie from Mooloolah railway station.

The Mooloolah River forms part of the eastern boundary.

History

The name of the locality is an Aboriginal word meaning dark coloured fish, in reference to the species of fish found in the Mooloolah River.

The locality was originally called Mooloolah but this was changed to Mooloolah Valley on 2 June 1995.[2]

Mooloolah Provisional School opened on 6 February 1894. On 1 January 1909 it became Mooloolah State School.[3]

Heritage listings

Mooloolah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of Mooloolah township: Dularcha Railway Tunnel[4]
  • Maddock Park, Mooloolah Connection Road: Ewen Maddock House Site[5]

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Bray Road.[6]

Mooloolah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Dularcha Railway Tunnel, 1.5 km south of Mooloolah township.[4]

Education

Mooloolah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at King Road (26.7690°S 152.9582°E / -26.7690; 152.9582 (Mooloolah State School)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 191 students with 16 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[9]

See also
  • Wikipedia:Unusual place names

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooloolah Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mooloolah Valley - locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48769)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Dularcha Railway Tunnel (entry 601522)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. "Ewen Maddock House Site" (PDF). Sunshine Coast Region Heritage Register. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Mooloolah State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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