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Mooloolah Valley
Queensland
Mooloolah Valley is located in Queensland
Mooloolah Valley
Mooloolah Valley
Coordinates26°45′45″S 152°57′48″E / 26.7625°S 152.9633°E / -26.7625; 152.9633 (Mooloolah Valley (centre of locality))Coordinates: 26°45′45″S 152°57′48″E / 26.7625°S 152.9633°E / -26.7625; 152.9633 (Mooloolah Valley (centre of locality))
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

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 is a town (26°45′55″S 152°57′41″E / 26.7652°S 152.9613°E / -26.7652; 152.9613 (Mooloolah)) within the locality.[3]

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 ().[4]

The Mooloolah River forms part of the eastern boundary.

History

The name Mooloolah comes from the Kabi language meaning either place of black snakes or place of schnapper.[3]

The town of Mooloolah was surveyed in 1884 by J.E. Palisser.[3] 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.[5]

St Thomas' Anglican Church was dedicated on 22 April 1927 by Archdeacon Glover.[6][7][8]

Glasshouse Country Uniting Church opened its church at Beerwah on 16 December 2000. It was a result of the merger of the Glasshouse Uniting Church, Beerwah Uniting Church, Landsborough Uniting Church and Mooloolah Uniting Church.[9]

Heritage listings

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

Education

Mooloolah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at King Road (26°46′08″S 152°57′30″E / 26.7690°S 152.9582°E / -26.7690; 152.9582 (Mooloolah State School)).[12][13] 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).[14]

Amenities

Mooloolah Valley Community Association is a not-for-profit organisation based at Mooloolah Community Centre,[15] raising money, providing services and events to the local community including:

  • Op Shop
  • 4 Seasons Markets
  • Community Assistance Program – providing practical help for residents who find themselves in difficult circumstances
  • a program of community events (e.g. Emergency Services Day, Community BBQ, Christmas celebrations).
  • a Men's Shed is in the development stage.

Mooloolah Public Hall was officially opened in 1905 and provides a space for community events (e.g. concerts, markets, exercise classes, clubs).[16]

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Bray Road.[17]

St Thomas' Anglican Church is at 31 Bray Road (26°45′56″S 152°57′35″E / 26.7655°S 152.9596°E / -26.7655; 152.9596 (St Thomas' Anglican Church)). Weekly services are held on Wednesday.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooloolah Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Mooloolah Valley – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48769)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Mooloolah – population centre in Sunshine Coast Regional (entry 22613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Mooloolah – railway station in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 22615)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "MORAL UPLIFT". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 603. Queensland, Australia. 23 April 1927. p. 19. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 137. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Parish profile" (PDF). The Anglican Parish of Caloundra-Glasshouse Country. pp. 3–4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Glasshouse Country Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Dularcha Railway Tunnel (entry 601522)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Ewen Maddock House Site" (PDF). Sunshine Coast Region Heritage Register. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  12. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Mooloolah State School". Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  15. ^ The Mooloolah Community Centre is the home and work hub of Mooloolah Valley Community Association Inc. https://mooloolahcommunitycentre.org. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "Mooloolah Public Hall". Sunshine Coast Community Halls. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  18. ^ "The Anglican Parish of Caloundra and Glasshouse Country Worship Times". CGCA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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