Sunshine Coast Region

Not to be confused with Sunshine Coast Regional District.
Sunshine Coast Region
Queensland
Location within South East Queensland
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Coordinates26°37′0″S 152°57′0″E / 26.61667°S 152.95000°E / -26.61667; 152.95000 (Sunshine Coast Region)
Population342,541 (2021 census)[1] (9th)
 • Density151.97/km2 (393.60/sq mi)
Established16 March 2008
Area2,254 km2 (870.3 sq mi)[2]
MayorRosanna Natoli
Council seatNambour, Caloundra
RegionSouth East Queensland
State electorate(s)Buderim, Caloundra, Glass House, Kawana, Maroochydore, Nicklin, Ninderry
Federal division(s)Fairfax, Fisher, Wide Bay
WebsiteSunshine Coast Region
LGAs around Sunshine Coast Region:
Gympie Noosa Coral Sea
Somerset Sunshine Coast Region Coral Sea
Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Coral Sea

The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia, from which it takes its name.

It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It contains 4,194 kilometres (2,606 mi) of roads, 211 kilometres (131 mi) of coastline and a population of 351,424 in January 2021.[3] The budget for the 2020–2021 financial year totals A$782 million including $243 million for Capital Works.

On 1 January 2014, the Shire of Noosa was re-established independent of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

In the 2021 census, the Sunshine Coast Region had a population of 342,541 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Population growth". Sunshine Coast Council. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.