Castaways Beach, Queensland
Castaways Beach is a coastal suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is located by road south-east of Noosa Heads. In the, Castaways Beach had a population of 683 people.
Geography
The suburb is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea and to the west by Lake Weyba. Apart from the eastern strip of housing along the coast, most of Castaways Beach is within the Noosa National Park.Castaways Creek rises in the south of the suburb and flows east into the Coral Sea. Its mouth divides the sandy coast into two beaches:
- Castaways Beach extending north to the neighbouring suburb of Sunrise Beach
- Marcus Beach extending south to the neighbouring suburb of Marcus Beach
History
Between 2008 and 2013, Castaways Beach was within the Sunshine Coast Region.Demographics
In the, Castaways Beach had a population of 617 people.In the, Castaways Beach had a population of 606 people, a decline of 1% in the area since the 2006 census. The predominant age group in Castaways Beach was 45–54 years.
In the, Castaways Beach had a population of 656 people.
In the, Castaways Beach had a population of 683 people.