Cootharaba, Queensland

Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the, Cootharaba had a population of 866 people.

Geography
Lake Cootharaba forms part of the south-eastern boundary of Cootharaba.

A section of Tewantin National Park has been established in the southwest of Cootharaba.

History
It is named after the Aboriginal name for the lake, which referred to the place where wood could be found for making notched or studded clubs.

Cootharaba School opened circa 1875 and closed circa 1891.

Cooroora Provisional School opened on 17 January 1898. On 1 January 1909, it became Cooroora State School. In 1911, it was renamed Kareewa State School. In 1933, it was renamed Boreen Junction State School. It closed in 1947. It was at 24 Cootharaba Road (-26.32713°N, 152.90435°W).

Cootharaba Lake State School opened on 23 August 1909. It closed in 1943. It was located on the corner of Lake Flat Road and Kildeys Road (approx -26.2647°N, 152.9712°W).

Between 2008 and 2013, Cootharaba and the rest of Shire of Noosa was within the Sunshine Coast Region as a result of a forced amalgamation; however the decision was reversed and Shire of Noosa restored in 2014.

Demographics
In the, Cootharaba and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 791.

In the, Cootharaba had a population of 834 people.

In the, Cootharaba had a population of 866 people.

Education
There are no schools in Cootharaba. The nearest government primary school is Kin Kin State School in neighbouring Kin Kin to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School, which has its junior campus in neighbouring Pomona to the south-east and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south.