| Type: | suburb |
| Coes Creek | |
| State: | qld |
| City: | Sunshine Coast |
| Coordinates: | -26.6483°N 152.9427°W |
| Pop: | 1515 |
| Postcode: | 4560 |
| Area: | 2.5 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 2.9 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Nambour |
| Dist2: | 19.0 |
| Dir2: | W |
| Location2: | Maroochydore |
| Dist3: | 32.2 |
| Dir3: | NW |
| Location3: | Caloundra |
| Dist4: | 108 |
| Dir4: | N |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Sunshine Coast Region |
| Stategov: | Nicklin |
| Fedgov: | Fairfax |
| Near-N: | Burnside |
| Near-Ne: | Nambour |
| Near-E: | Woombye |
| Near-Se: | Woombye |
| Near-S: | West Woombye |
| Near-Sw: | West Woombye |
| Near-W: | Towen Mountain |
| Near-Nw: | Perwillowen |
Coes Creek is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Coes Creek had a population of 1,515 people.
The eastern boundary of Coes Creek is marked by Petrie Creek, a tributary of the Maroochy River.
The locality takes its name from the creek, which in turn was named after selector Robert Coe, who was killed by a train.[2] [3] The Queensland Place Names Board approved the naming of the creek and the district after Coe on 1 December 1962.
In the, Coes Creek had a population of 1,392 people.
In the, Coes Creek had a population of 1,515 people. The population of Coes Creek comprises 47.9% males, 52.1% females, with a median age of 43.
There are no schools in Coes Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Burnside State School and Burnside State High School, both in neighbouring Burnside to the north.
In Coes Creek, 41.4% of adult residents have successfully completed high school.[4]
There are a number of parks in the area:
The Maroochy Research Facility is on a 64ha site at 47 Mayers Road . It is operated by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and focuses on research on growing sub-tropical crops, including strawberries, stone fruit, custard apples, pineapples and ginger.[6]