Tinbeerwah, Queensland
| Tinbeerwah Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,262 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 36.69/km2 (95.02/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4563 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 34.4 km2 (13.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 15 km (9 mi) W of Noosa Heads | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Noosa | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 26°24′25″S 152°58′34″E / 26.407°S 152.976°E
Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality around 14 kilometres west of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa (between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region). At the 2011 Australian Census the locality recorded a population of 1,262.[1]
The name is Aboriginal for "place of grasstrees" or "high hill climbing up".[2][3] Mount Tinbeerwah is located in the north where the Tewantin National Park and Tewantin Forest Reserve have been established.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tinbeerwah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D 19 December 2006
- ↑ South East Queensland - Place Names 19 December 2006