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Shelly Beach, Queensland (Sunshine Coast)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | suburb |
| name | Shelly Beach |
| city | Caloundra |
| state | qld |
| image | Albert_Street_in_Shelley_Beach,_Queensland.jpg |
| caption | Albert Street, 2021 |
| coordinates | |
| pop | 925 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| postcode | 4551 |
| area | 0.5 |
| timezone | AEST |
| utc | +10:00 |
| dist1 | 2.6 |
| dir1 | NE |
| location1 | Caloundra CBD |
| dist2 | 111 |
| dir2 | NNE |
| location2 | Brisbane CBD |
| lga | Sunshine Coast Region |
| county | Canning |
| parish | Bribie |
| stategov | Caloundra |
| fedgov | Fisher |
| near-n | Moffat Beach |
| near-ne | Coral Sea |
| near-e | Coral Sea |
| near-se | Coral Sea |
| near-s | Kings Beach |
| near-sw | Kings Beach |
| near-w | Moffat Beach |
| near-nw | Moffat Beach |
| near-n = Moffat Beach | near-ne = Coral Sea | near-e = Coral Sea | near-se = Coral Sea | near-s = Kings Beach | near-sw = Kings Beach | near-w = Moffat Beach | near-nw = Moffat Beach Shelly Beach is a coastal suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Shelly Beach had a population of 925 people.
Geography

The suburb presumably takes its name from the beach known as Shelly Beach () along the suburb's coastline.
History
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School opened on 29 January 1980 by the Sisters of St Joseph, but is now under lay leadership.
Demographics
In the , Shelly Beach had a population of 854 people.
In the , Shelly Beach had a population of 925 people.
Education
Our Lady of the Rosary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 63 Edmund Street (corner of Alfred Street, ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 313 students with 22 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 334 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had 348 students with 24 teachers (19.1 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (12.8 full-time equivalent).
There are no government schools in Shelly Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Caloundra State School and Caloundra State High School, both in Caloundra CBD to the west.
References
References
- "Shelly Beach Postcode (QLD)".
- {{cite QPN. 48866. Shelly Beach. suburb in Sunshine Coast Region
- (12 November 2020). "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages – Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
- {{Cite QPN. 30693. Shelly Beach. beach in the Sunshine Coast Region
- "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
- "Principal's welcome".
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- (9 July 2018). "State and non-state school details". [[Queensland Government]].
- "Our Lady of the Rosary School".
- "ACARA School Profile 2017".
- "ACARA School Profile 2018". [[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]].
- "2022 Annual Report".
- {{Queensland Globe
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