Key Waypoints

Key Waypoints

• 0 km

  Bongaree

  Coordinates 27° 5' 1.3" S, 153° 9' 35.3" E

  Population 8,200 Supermarket(s)

  Bongaree is a small less touristy location at the southern end of the Pumicestone Passage.

• 2 km

  Sandstone Point

  Distance between locations 2.0 km

  Coordinates 27° 4' 54.1" S, 153° 7' 33.2" E

  Population 4,100 Supermarket(s)

  Sandstone Point proper is on Moreton Bay, but stretches out east to the waterway.

• 3 km

  Bellara

  Distance between locations 1.0 km

  Coordinates 27° 3' 41.0" S, 153° 8' 40.2" E

  Population 3,300 General Store

  Quiet coastal suburb on Bribie Island.

• 5 km

  Banksia Beach

  

  Distance between locations 1.4 km

  Coordinates 27° 2' 42.4" S, 153° 8' 4.2" E

  Population 7,200 Supermarket(s)

  Banksia Beach, Pacific Harbour and White Patch mark the last of the built up areas on Bribie Island before the main national park.

• 9 km

  Toorbul

  Distance between locations 3.6 km

  Coordinates 27° 2' 1.0" S, 153° 5' 53.5" E

  Population 1,000 General Store

  A small picturesque township on the passage itself.

  Meldale is a small locale between Elimbah and Bullock Creeks with a population of 230.

• 13 km

  Donnybrook

  Distance between locations 4 km

  Coordinates 27° 0' 1.4" S, 153° 4' 13.1" E

  Population 700 General Store

  The last of the southern coastal towns.

• 25 km

  The Narrows

  Distance between locations 12.4 km

  Coordinates 26° 54' 29.2" S, 153° 4' 32.9" E

  A channeled section of the passageway that marks the tidal meeting points between Caloundra and Bongaree.

• 36 km

  Bells Creek

  Distance between locations 10.2 km

  Coordinates 26° 50' 35.2" S, 153° 6' 48.2" E

  The creek marks the start of the urban build-up of the Sunshine Coast proper. Pelican Waters is just off the Pumicestone Passage proper, on the northern edge of Bells Creek with a population of 7,000.

• 38 km

  Golden Beach

  Distance between locations 2 km

  Coordinates 26° 49' 8.0" S, 153° 7' 6.2" E

  Population 6,000

  Golden Beach hugs the shoreline of the northern Pumicestone Passage with parklands along most of the waterway.

• 41 km

  Caloundra

  Distance between locations 3 km

  Coordinates 26° 48' 14.4" S, 153° 7' 46.6" E

  Population 4,000 Supermarket(s)

  Caloundra also refers to the major southern builtup area of the Sunshine Coast south of the Mooloolah River and has a combined population of nearly 100,000.