Shire of Noosa
| Shire of Noosa Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within South East Queensland | |||||||||||||||
Sunrise in Noosa | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 56,298 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 64.7/km2 (167.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 11 May 1910 – 15 March 2008 1 January 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 870 km2 (335.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Frank Wilkie | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tewantin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Noosa (/ˈnuːsə/) is a local government area about 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of 870 square kilometres (335.9 sq mi). It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shire of Maroochy and City of Caloundra to form the Sunshine Coast Region. The shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 56,298 people.