Yaroomba is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yaroomba had a population of 2,043 people.[1]
| Yaroomba Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Double Rainbow over Coolum David Low Way, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Yaroomba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°33′09″S 153°05′34″E / 26.5525°S 153.0927°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,043 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 786/km2 (2,040/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1953 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4573 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe eastern boundary of the suburb is the Coral Sea, featuring a long strip of sand called Yaroomba Beach (26°33′27″S 153°06′01″E / 26.5574°S 153.1002°E).[3][4]
The land rises from sea level in the east to approximately 40 metres (130 ft) in the west. The Palmer Coolum Resort and Golf Course occupies about half the suburb, 150 hectares (370 acres). The remainder is residential housing.[5]
The David Low Way traverses the suburb from north-east to south-east.[5]
History
editThe suburb began life as a housing estate named Coronation Beach in 1953 in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The name was changed to Yaroomba, a Kabi word which means "surf on the beach", in 1961.[6]
In 2007, a 200-kilogram (440 lb) piece of hardwood ribbing was found on the beach by Scott Patterson. It was uncovered due to a combination of high tides and rushing creek waters from recent heavy rain. It was part of the shipwrecked Kirkdale. The ship was built in Whitby, England, and was a twin-masted 251-tonne (277-ton) sailing ship about 30 metres (98 ft) long. It left Launceston in May 1862 bound for Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) via the Torres Strait; however, after arriving at Cooktown, the captain turned and travelled south again and ran aground off Yaroomba Beach on 19 July 1862. The ship caught fire but the captain and crew members were able to launch a boat and survived.[7][8][9][10][11]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Yaroomba had a population of 1,623 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Yaroomba had a population of 2,043 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Yaroomba, but the suburb is in the catchment for Coolum State School and Coolum State High School in neighbouring Coolum Beach.[5]
The closest public library is in Coolum. [13]
Tourism
editYaroomba sits along a stretch of 1-km beach in closeness to Point Arkwright. An attraction of the suburb is the Yaroomba Bushland Park, a lush subtropical bushland forest nestled along its wooden boardwalk.
Transport
editYaroomba is situated along the David Low Way, 10 minutes from the Sunshine Coast Airport. Route 620 serves Yaroomba as a stopover for buses from Maroochydore to Noosa Heads station.
Amenities
editThere are a number of parks in the suburb:
- Bimini Dr Park (26°32′39″S 153°05′15″E / 26.5443°S 153.0876°E)[14]
- Birrahl Park (26°33′13″S 153°05′59″E / 26.5537°S 153.0998°E)[14]
- Diamond Close Natural Amenity Reserve (26°32′35″S 153°05′22″E / 26.5431°S 153.0895°E)[14]
- Donegal Drive Environmental Reserve (26°32′38″S 153°05′31″E / 26.5439°S 153.0919°E)[14]
- Marcoola -Yaroomba Foreshore Bushland Conservation Reserve (26°34′01″S 153°05′54″E / 26.5670°S 153.0982°E)[14]
- Meadowlands Park (26°32′41″S 153°05′10″E / 26.5447°S 153.0860°E)[14]
- Opel Pl Drainage E/ment (26°32′36″S 153°05′17″E / 26.5433°S 153.0881°E)[14]
- Warran Road Natural Amenity Reserve (26°32′48″S 153°05′28″E / 26.5466°S 153.0910°E)[14]
- Yaroomba Bushland 1 Park (26°33′03″S 153°05′43″E / 26.5508°S 153.0954°E)[14]
- Yaroomba Bushland 2 Park (26°32′52″S 153°05′48″E / 26.5477°S 153.0967°E)[14]
- Yaroomba Bushland Park Bushland Conservation Reserve (26°32′59″S 153°05′45″E / 26.5497°S 153.0958°E)[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yaroomba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Yaroomba – suburb in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48954)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Yaroomba Beach – beach in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 38499)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Sunshine Coast place name origins" (PDF). Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Piece of town's history washes up Down Under". Whitby Gazette. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Relic of Sunshine Coast history buried at Yaroomba". Sunshine Coast Daily. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "WRECK OF THE KIRKDALE". The Courier (Brisbane). Vol. XVII, no. 1392. Queensland, Australia. 25 July 1862. p. 2. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A PETITION TO THE INHABITANTS OF BRISBANE". The Courier (Brisbane). Vol. XVII, no. 1397. Queensland, Australia. 31 July 1862. p. 2. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Timeline of Noosa: 1850-1899". Noosa Library. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yaroomba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Library Locations". Sunshine Coast Council. Sunshine Coast Council. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
edit
- "Yaroomba". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.