Sunshine Beach, Queensland

The area south of Noosa Headlands was formerly known as Golden Beach but was rarely visited before the 1920s. In 1928, Thomas Marcus Burke gained land there in exchange for building roads and bridges from Tewantin. After World War II it was marketed by his son, Marcus, as Sunshine Beach. Sunshine Beach State School opened on 25 January 1982. St Andrew's Anglican Church was built in 1990. It was designed by Hurst & Harris to seat 150 people. It was built from coralite limestone at a cost of $350,000. Noosa Flexible Learning Centre opened on 23 January 2006. == Demographics ==

In the , the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,460 people. In the , the suburb of Sunshine Beach had a population of 2,480 people. == Education ==

Sunshine Beach State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at David Low Way (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 799 students with 52 teachers (47 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Thomas More Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls on Ben Lexcen Drive (). It is part of The Noosa District Roman Catholic Parish. It is staffed by the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre and operates in the Marist tradition. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 765 students with 50 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,401 students with 112 teachers (103 full-time equivalent) and 50 non-teaching staff (39 full-time equivalent). Noosa Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 2 Girraween Court (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 88 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). == Amenities ==

Noosa Aquatic Centre is at 6 Girraween Court (). It has swimming pools and gym facilities with associated classes and group fitness sessions. Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is off the bend along the beachfront on the corner of Dule St and Belmore Terrace, and is fringed by Ed Webb Park at its rear. (). Volunteers from the club patrol the beach to protect the public while swimming and surfing. Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club began patrols in the season of 1980/81 making it one of the youngest surf life saving clubs in Australia. There are a number of churches in Sunshine Beach: • St Andrew's Anglican Church, Bicentennial Drive () • St Thomas More's Catholic Church, 75 Ben Lexcen Drive () • Sunshine Beach Uniting Church, 6 Grasstree Court () == References ==