Pelican Waters, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pelican Waters Caloundra, Queensland
Pumicestone Passage beach, 2021
Pelican Waters Location in Queensland
Population	7,393 (2021 census)
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Established	1995
Postcode(s)	4551
Area	8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	7.7 km (5 mi) SW of Caloundra 96.0 km (60 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
County	Canning
Parish	Bribie
State electorate(s)	Caloundra
Federal Division(s)	Fisher
Suburbs around Pelican Waters: Caloundra West Caloundra West Golden Beach Bells Creek Pelican Waters Golden Beach Bells Creek Coochin Creek Coochin Creek

Pelican Waters is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Pelican Waters had a population of 7,393 people.

Geography

Pelican Waters is located within the Caloundra urban centre 7.7 kilometres (5 mi) by road southwest of Caloundra CBD.

Pelican Waters is bounded to the north and north-west loosely by unnamed creeks, to the south-west by Bells Creek (North Branch), and to the south by Bells Creek (26°51′12″S 153°05′36″E / 26.8533°S 153.0934°E / -26.8533; 153.0934 (Bells Creek)).

The northern and eastern parts of the suburb are predominantly canal estates (26°49′18″S 153°06′29″E / 26.8216°S 153.1080°E / -26.8216; 153.1080 (Canal estate)).

The Pelican Waters land selling agency has the slogan "Pelican Waters a magic place to live".

History

Bush fires, 2006

In 1881 explorer William Landsborough acquired land in the area now Pelican Waters and Golden Beach, calling his property Loch Lamerough. He died at this property in 1886. In 1946, 2,372 acres (960 ha) of Landsborough's property was sold to cover unpaid rates. It was purchased by real estate agent Roy Henzell. In 1989 Henzell's agency commences the construction of a canal estate from the wetlands of the Bell Creek estuary to create Pelican Waters.

The suburb named and bounded on 8 December 1995. The name Pelican Waters was proposed by the land developer.

Caloundra City School opened on 27 January 2005.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pelican Waters had a population of 6,277 people.

In the 2021 census, Pelican Waters had a population of 7,393 people.

Education

Caloundra City Private School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Pelican Waters Boulevard (26°49′26″S 153°06′14″E / 26.8240°S 153.1039°E / -26.8240; 153.1039 (Caloundra City Private School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 281 students with 24 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).

There are no government schools in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Golden Beach State School at Golden Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Caloundra State High School in Caloundra.

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Shopping Village (26°50′01″S 153°06′31″E / 26.8336°S 153.1086°E / -26.8336; 153.1086 (Pelican Waters Shopping Village)).