Pacific Paradise, Queensland

Pacific Paradise is bounded to the south by the Maroochy River, to the south-west by the Sunshine Motorway, to the north-east by Finland Road, to the north loosely by the North Shore Connection Road. The suburb is part of the Maroochydore urban centre and is located by road north of Maroochydore CBD via the Sunshine Motorway. The residential areas are in the north-east of the suburb () with the remainder of the suburb being undeveloped land, either used for farming or unused because it is marshland. == History ==

Thousands of years before European occupancy, the north shore of the Maroochy River was the land resource area of the Toombra clan of the Undanbi people. They educated their children in matters relating to sustenance and preservation of culture. Using the natural landscape as a schoolroom, skills and knowledge were acquired by observation and through tutoring by their elders. Europeans commenced to occupy the land from the 1880s but no provisions were made for establishing a school. Selectors among whom were William Harry Baker, William Parsons, Amos Wickerson and William Godfrey purchased Crown land to free range cattle and horses as well as growing citrus crops. In the 1890s two children, Eleanor May and Harry Searle, were born to the Baker family who owned Portion 102V, Parish of Maroochy, County of Canning (the location of Pacific Paradise State School today). == Demographics ==

In the , Pacific Paradise had a population of 2,190 people. In the , Pacific Paradise had a population of 2,675 people. == Education ==

Pacific Paradise State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 14–24 Menzies Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 563 students with 44 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There are no secondary schools in Pacific Paradise. The nearest government secondary school is Maroochydore State High School in Maroochydore to the south. == Amenities ==

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Lerner Street. == References ==