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Mooloolaba
Suburb of Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

Mooloolaba

Mooloolaba is a coastal suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

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It is part of the Maroochydore urban centre. In the 2021 census, Mooloolaba had a population of 8,202 people.

Get in

Getting to Mooloolaba

  1. 01
    Sunshine Coast Airport
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Caloundra Lighthouses

    Two lighthouses both quite historic (at least, in Queensland terms), that were designed to light up the passage to the North-West channel.

  2. 02
    Eumundi Museum

    73 Memorial Dr, Eumundi (corner of Gridley Street and Memorial Dr),.

  3. 03
    Landsborough Museum
  4. 04
    Maleny Light Horse Museum
  5. 05
    Maroochydore RSL Museum

    105 Memorial Ave, Maroochydore, mrslmuseum@maroochyrsl.com.au.

  6. 06
    Point Cartwright Lighthouse

    A 32-metre lighthouse constructed in 1978 marking the entrance to the North-West Channel.

Do

Things to do

Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk. 58 km walk through the Blackall Ranges, starting from Lake Baroon near Montville. Subtropical rainforest, tall open eucalypt forest and picturesque waterfalls. Entire walk takes 4 to 6 days. Call to book campsites, which have water, toilets and platforms. Sunshine Coast Skydivers. Go Karting. Maleny Community Centre,. Maple Street right in the centre of town.

Eat

Where to eat

As befits a seaside city, seafood is very popular and there are many fish and chip shops around in every reasonably population centre situated along the coast. Though the Sunshine Coast is a budget destination, everything in the Sunshine Coast is still very pricey if you're on a budget, and while you could certainly get away with a meal under $20 per person, if you add starters, dessert or soft drinks to your meal,…

  1. 01
    Coolum Thai Spice
  2. 02
    Hanami

    Has some surprisingly good Asian (in particular, Japanese) food albeit being budget.

  3. 03
    Maroochy Waters Seafood

    A classic Australian fish and chip shop, except while most fish and chip shops in coastal cities tend to be by the beach, this one is by the river!

  4. 04
    Pum's Kitchen

    A budget Thai restaurant with lots of prawn meals.

  5. 05
    Thai Lotus

    Has the typical Thai food found pretty much in any Australian Thai restaurant, but with an emphasis on local seafood.

How locals move

Getting around Mooloolaba the local way

  • Get aroundTranslink is responsible for all trains, buses, ferries and trams in South East Queensland and regional urban buses.
  • Get aroundBuses and ferries have validators to touch as you board and alight.

From Wikivoyage: Sunshine Coast, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Steph McGlenchy (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.