Description
Kings Beach is a coastal suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, located directly east of Caloundra CBD.
Kings Beach is a coastal suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, located directly east of Caloundra CBD. In the 2016 census, Kings Beach had a population of 2,788 people.
History
Kings Beach was named after the King family, the first European residents in the area. After living at Moffat Head in James Moffat’s home for a while, they moved to the Kings Beach area in 1893.St Andrew's Anglican Church was dedicated on Sunday 22 January 1939 by Archbishop William Wand. The construction of the church had been strongly encouraged by Wand who holidayed at Caloundra with his friend Queensland Governor Leslie Wilson. The Governor also attended the church's dedication. On 10 December 1966 the foundation stone of the new church was laid Archbishop Philip Strong,who opened and dedicated the new church on 8 December 1967. The new church was consecrated in 1974.Within Kings Beach's boundaries is Wickham Head, a headland off which the hospital ship AHS Centaur is believed to have been sunk by Japanese submarines in 1943.In the 2016 census, Kings Beach had a population of 2,788 people.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 0.678 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 22 m
Population number: 2,788
Local Government Area: Sunshine Coast Regional Council