Mooloolah Valley, Queensland
| Mooloolah Valley Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Mooloolah Valley | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°45′49″S 152°58′3″E / 26.76361°S 152.96750°ECoordinates: 26°45′49″S 152°58′3″E / 26.76361°S 152.96750°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,263 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4553 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Caloundra | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||
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Mooloolah Valley is a small town on the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census Mooloolah Valley recorded a population of 3,263.[1]
It is situated 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.
Mooloolah is referred to as Mooloolah Valley to distinguish it from the nearby Mooloolaba. Mooloolah is under the postcode 4553, and is in the Federal Electoral area of Fisher.
Heritage listings
Mooloolah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 1.5 km south of Mooloolah township: Dularcha Railway Tunnel[2]
See also
- Wikipedia:Unusual place names
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mooloolah Valley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Dularcha Railway Tunnel (entry 16285)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14.