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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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