Rainbow Beach, Queensland
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Rainbow Beach, Queensland, 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 25°54′27″S 153°05′20″E / 25.9075°S 153.0888°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1969 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,220 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 85.3/km2 (221.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4581 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 16.7 °C (62.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,454.1 mm (57.25 in) | ||||||||||||
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Rainbow Beach is a coastal rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Rainbow Beach had a population of 1,220 people.
It is a popular tourist destination, both in its own right and as a gateway to K'gari (formerly known as Fraser Island), with a vehicle ferry frequently running to the southern point of K'gari.