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Coolum Beach is a beachside suburb on Queensland's Sunshine Coast The name  Coolum comes from an Aboriginal word, gulum or kulum (the Kabi word for blunt or headless), in reference to its shape of nearby Mount Coolum, that does not have a peak.

Popular with tourists, Coolum Beach is a hub located between Noosa Heads and Maroochydore on a parcel of land between the Sunshine Motorway,  bushland and the Pacific Ocean.

Coolum Beach is close to a number of attractions including Mount Coolum National Park.

• Population: 8497 1
• Postcode: 4573
• Location: 119 km north of Brisbane
• Main Roads: David Low Way (SR6), Yandina-Coolum Rd (SR11) and Sunshine Mwy (SR70)
• Radio Stations: FM: ABC Classic (88.7 MHz), ABC News on Radio (94.5 MHz), ABC Sunshine Coast (90.3 MHz), Hot 91 (91.1 MHz), Mix FM (92.7 MHz), Salt (106.5 MHz), Sea FM (91.9 MHz), Triple J (89.5 MHz). AM: ABC RN (792 KHz)

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	Coolum Beach CBD: Looking south along David Low Way (SR6) at Coolum Beach, May 2010. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Coolum Beach CBD: Looking south along David Low Way (SR6) at Coolum Beach, May 2010. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Coolum Beach: View over Coolum Beach and Pacific Ocean, May 2010. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Coolum Beach: View over Coolum Beach and Pacific Ocean, May 2010. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

Last updated: 21 Nov 2019 13:22

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