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Moffat Beach

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Sunshine Coast Regional Council QLD, Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, Moffat Beach, QLD 4551
07 5475 7272

Description

Moffat Beach is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Moffat Beach is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Moffat Beach had a population of 2,553 people.

History

The suburb and beach were named after James C. Moffat, a chemist from Brisbane, who established a holiday house on Moffat Head in 1883.The Queen of the Colonies pandanus tree stood on the headland above the site where 13 passengers from the Queen of the Colonies shipwreck were cast ashore in a small boat, during stormy weather in 1863.In 1963, a concrete memorial was erected on the site.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 1.379 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 11 m

Population number: 2,553

Local Government Area: Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Location

Sunshine Coast Regional Council QLD, Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, Moffat Beach, QLD 4551

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Moffat Beach, Queensland

Moffat Beach - Localista

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