# Marcus Beach, Queensland

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Marcus Beach is a coastal suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Marcus Beach had a population of 839 people.

## Geography

The suburb takes its name from the beach Marcus Beach (26°27′00″S 153°06′13″E﻿ / ﻿26.4501°S 153.1036°E﻿ / -26.4501; 153.1036﻿ (Marcus Beach)) which extends north in neighbouring Castaways Beach.
The suburb is bounded to the east (in part) by the Coral Sea, to the south-east by Peregian Creek, to the west by Lake Weyba (26°26′21″S 153°04′27″E﻿ / ﻿26.4392°S 153.0742°E﻿ / -26.4392; 153.0742﻿ (Lake Weyba)) and to the north-east (in part) by Castaways Creek.
Most of the locality is within the protected area of Noosa National Park with the remaining land use being suburban residential land in the locality's south-east.
Marcus Creek flows though the suburb immediately north of the residential area and enters the Coral Sea (26°27′09″S 153°06′09″E﻿ / ﻿26.4526°S 153.1025°E﻿ / -26.4526; 153.1025﻿ (Marcus Creek (mouth))).

## History

Marcus Beach was named after the property developer, Marcus Burke, the grandson of T.M. Burke.
Historically and currently, Marcus Beach is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa, but, between 2008 and 2013, Marcus Beach (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region.

## Demographics

In the 2016 census, Marcus Beach had a population of 757 people.
In the 2021 census, Marcus Beach had a population of 839 people.

## Education

There are no schools in Marcus Beach. The nearest government primary school is Sunshine Beach State School in Sunshine Beach to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Sunshine Beach State High School in Sunshine Beach and Coolum State High School in Coolum Beach to the south.

## Amenities

There are a number of parks in the suburb:
* Cherrywood Park (26°27′06″S 153°05′46″E﻿ / ﻿26.4517°S 153.0960°E﻿ / -26.4517; 153.0960﻿ (Cherrywood Park))
* Chestnut Court Natural Amenity Reserve (26°27′28″S 153°05′54″E﻿ / ﻿26.4578°S 153.0983°E﻿ / -26.4578; 153.0983﻿ (Chestnut Court Natural Amenity Reserve))
* Hawthorn Park (26°27′03″S 153°05′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.4509°S 153.0959°E﻿ / -26.4509; 153.0959﻿ (Hawthorn Park))
* Mahogany Bushland Reserve (26°27′21″S 153°05′48″E﻿ / ﻿26.4557°S 153.0967°E﻿ / -26.4557; 153.0967﻿ (Mahogany Bushland Reserve))
* Marcus Beach Foreshore Reserve (26°27′24″S 153°06′04″E﻿ / ﻿26.4567°S 153.1012°E﻿ / -26.4567; 153.1012﻿ (Marcus Beach Foreshore Reserve))
* Marcus Creek Bushland Reserve (26°27′03″S 153°06′03″E﻿ / ﻿26.4508°S 153.1009°E﻿ / -26.4508; 153.1009﻿ (Marcus Creek Bushland Reserve))
* Peregian Creek Reserve (26°27′40″S 153°05′57″E﻿ / ﻿26.4612°S 153.0992°E﻿ / -26.4612; 153.0992﻿ (Peregian Creek Reserve))
* Sandalwood Close Natural Amenity Reserve (26°27′25″S 153°05′46″E﻿ / ﻿26.4569°S 153.0960°E﻿ / -26.4569; 153.0960﻿ (Sandalwood Close Natural Amenity Reserve))
* Tecoma Close Natural Amenity Reserve (26°27′32″S 153°05′41″E﻿ / ﻿26.4588°S 153.0948°E﻿ / -26.4588; 153.0948﻿ (Tecoma Close Natural Amenity Reserve))
* Tristania Drive Car Park (26°27′25″S 153°06′01″E﻿ / ﻿26.4569°S 153.1004°E﻿ / -26.4569; 153.1004﻿ (Tristania Drive Car Park))