West Woombye, Queensland
| West Woombye Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Postcode(s) | 4559 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 103 km (64 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast | ||||||||||||
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West Woombye is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The surrounding suburbs include Towen Mountain, Hunchy, Dulong, Palmwoods and Coes Creek. There is farming within the area with crops such as lychees, macadamias, mangoes and avocados grown.
The main road running through West Woombye is Blackall Range Road. This road turns into Dulong Road once in the suburb of Dulong. As the area incorporates the Blackall Range leading up to Montville, the area is noted for its scenery. However there are a number of notable creeks within area prone to flooding in heavy rain. This mostly affects the roads off Blackall Range Road, such as Ruwoldt Road, Carruthers Road, and the Jackson Road area.
There is no notable public transport in the area except the school bus runs and taxi. Depending where you are in West Woombye it takes about 5 to 7 minutes by vehicle into the Woombye township, 10 minutes to Nambour township and 5 to 7 minutes to Mapleton.
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Coordinates: 26°40′S 152°56′E / 26.667°S 152.933°E