Location:
Nambour is 101kilometers north of Brisbane and is located in the subtropical hinterland of the
Sunshine Coast at the foot of the Blackall Range.
The township sits within a geographical feature known as the Nambour Basin that was formed
during the late Triassic – early Jurassic period .
Elevation above sea level:
Nambour is 139 meters above sea level
Population:
The population of Nambour, Australia is 14919 according to the GeoNames geographical database.
Area:
Nambour covers approximately 15 square kilometres. Greater Nambour includes the suburbs of
Burnside, Perwillowen and Coes Creek, Dulong, Highworth, Towen Mountain, Image Flat and
Parklands.
Name:
Derived from Aboriginal word “Naamba” which refers to the red flowering bottle brush found in the
area.
Famous People from Nambour:
 National Rugby League player Billy Slater
 Cricketer Ashley Noffke
 Professional surfer Joel Parkinson
 Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
 Former Deputy Prime Minister and former Treasurer Wayne Swan
 1991 British Open winner Ian Baker-Finch
 Internationally successful music producer and songwriter Mike Chapman,
 Powderfinger drummer Jon Coghill
 Queensland Bulls Batsman Lee Carseldine.
 Daniel Keighran was born in Nambour in 1983. In 2012 he was awarded Australia's highest
honour, the Victoria Cross for Australia. Keighran was awarded the honour by Her Excellency
Quentin Bryce Governor-General of Australia and former Governor of Queensland. He
received the honour for his actions during the Battle of Derapet in Afghanistan in 2010.
Did you know...
Nambour is the fifth town mentioned in the original (Australian) version of the song "I've Been
Everywhere".
Cilento Park was occupied by the 7th Battery 2/4th field artillery during World War II before they
went to fight in the Syrian campaign in the Middle East.
The Cilento's (Sir Ralph and Dame Phyllis) donated the land to the government who turned it into a
public park. Sir Ralph and Dame Phyllis are the parents of actress Diane Cilento.
Big Things.
The Big Pineapple:-
Bill and Lyn Taylor opened The Sunshine Plantation to the public in 1971.
Their desire was to show case the diverse local produce which included pineapples, macadamia nuts,
bananas, citrus and other tropical fruits.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited the plantation on the 12th April, 1983.
The Big Cow:- The Big Cow was part of a tourist attraction called Sunshine Coast Dairy which
opened in 1976. The Big Cow was modelled on a Maleny Ayrshire and is five times the size of a
normal cow. The cow stands 12 metres high and 7.62 metres long.
Closed since the 1980s the buildings have had different uses but the Big Cow remains as a landmark.