Coolabine, Queensland

Coolabine is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Coolabine had a population of 76 people.

Geography
Coolabine is a locality in a valley (approx 100 metres above sea level) surrounded by mountains to the north, east and south, a range that includes Mount Thilba Thalba (450 metres in neighbouring Gheerulla) and Connors Knob (420 metres in neighbouring Obi Obi). It is locality is bounded on its west by Obi Obi Creek. Cooloobun Creek rises in the mountains to the south and then flows through the locality from east to west, joining Obi Obi Creek.

The land is freehold and rural residential in character.

History
The name Coolabine is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of koalas".

Coolabine Provisional School opened in 1928. It became Coolabine State School with the opening of a new building in February 1930. It closed about 1956. It was at 268 Coolabine Road (-26.6022°N, 152.7702°W).

Demographics
In the, Coolabine with neighbouring Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek had a population of 427 people.

In the, Coolabine had a population of 71 people.

In the, Coolabine had a population of 76 people.