Coolum Beach

Coolum Beach is a beachside town and coastal suburb of the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Coolum Beach is a beachside town and coastal suburb of the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. They take their name from the beach. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 8,497.

The town and locality take their name from the beach.

The area of what is today part of Coolum was located in the traditional lands of the Undanbi, who were part of the larger tribes of the Gubbi Gubbi peoples.

In the 19th century, Coolum was first encountered by Europeans, mainly castaways and later shipwrecked sailors. From 1871 to 1881, land grants were selected by Grainger Ward and Mark Blasdall with a total pastoral lease of 407 hectares.

In December 1923, land in the Mt Coolum Beach Estate second section went to auction, following the successful sale of portions in the first section, and one month after the official opening of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway extension to Coolum. All lots are described as having an uninterrupted view of the Pacific Ocean.In 1931 the Coolum Beach branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association were donated a block of land and purchased the adjacent block at 7-9 Coolum Terrace (26.5326°S 153.0917°E? / -26.5326; 153.0917? (CWA Hall (former))). In 1965 a former school building was moved onto the block which was replaced with a new building in 1990. In 2013 the CWA decided that the hall was under-utilised and that its increasing property value should be realised to support other projects. The property was sold into private ownership on 21 September 2013 for $660,000.The Coolum Library opened in 1989 with a major refurbishment in 1997.In 2002 Coolum hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, replacing the 2001 meeting that was postponed and moved from Brisbane in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

In 2006 Australian census, the population of Coolum was 7,744.