City of Caloundra Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
Population | 90,341 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 82.647/km2 (214.054/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1912 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,093.1 km2 (422.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Caloundra | ||||||||||||||
Region | Sunshine Coast | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Caloundra | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Caloundra was a local government area about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,093.1 square kilometres (422.0 sq mi); it existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with councils further north to form the Sunshine Coast Region.
The City covered the urban localities of Caloundra and Kawana Waters and surrounding suburbs, the northern half of Bribie Island and the western hinterland towns of Landsborough, Maleny and Witta.