Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Sunshine Coast Queensland
The Glass House Mountains from Mary Cairncross Reserve; Hastings Street at Noosa Heads, Maroochydore's urban centre; Rainbow Beach, Currimundi Beach in Caloundra; The Big Cow in Nambour, Steve Irwin at Australia Zoo
Sunshine Coast
Coordinates	26°39′S 153°04′E / 26.650°S 153.067°E / -26.650; 153.067
Population	302,122 (2015)[1] (9th)
• Density	185.01/km2 (479.2/sq mi)
Area	1,633 km2 (630.5 sq mi)[2] (2011 urban)
Location	100 km (62 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)	Buderim, Caloundra, Glass House, Kawana, Maroochydore, Nicklin, Noosa
Federal division(s)	Fairfax Fisher Wide Bay
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 25.4 °C 78 °F 15.8 °C 60 °F 1,478.5 mm 58.2 in

The Sunshine Coast (population 312,908) is a coastal region in South East Queensland, north of the Queensland capital of Brisbane. On 15 March 2008, the former Councils of Noosa Shire, Maroochy Shire and Caloundra City combined to form the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

The Sunshine Coast is bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the east, and extends to the local government boundaries beyond the Blackall Range to the west. Sometimes, the towns of Gympie, which is 30 minutes' drive north of Noosa Heads, and Caboolture, 30 minutes' drive south of Caloundra, have been included in a broader definition of the Sunshine Coast region.

1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2005 to 2015". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2015.
2. ↑ "2011 Census Community Profiles: Sunshine Coast". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2016.