Mooloolah Valley, Queensland


Mooloolah Valley is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mooloolah Valley had a population of 3,321 people.

Geography

Mooloolah Valley is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, north of Landsborough on the main railway line from Brisbane with regular services southbound to Brisbane and northbound to Nambour and Gympie from Mooloolah railway station.
The Mooloolah River forms part of the eastern boundary.

History

The name of the locality is an Aboriginal word meaning dark coloured fish, in reference to the species of fish found in the Mooloolah River.
The locality was originally called Mooloolah but this was changed to Mooloolah Valley on 2 June 1995.
Mooloolah Provisional School opened on 6 February 1894. On 1 January 1909 it became Mooloolah State School.

Heritage listings

Mooloolah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Bray Road.
Mooloolah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Dularcha Railway Tunnel, 1.5 km south of Mooloolah township.

Education

Mooloolah State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at King Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 191 students with 16 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.