Noosa Heads, Queensland

The suburb is bounded to the west by Weyba Creek and the Noosa River and to the north and east by the Coral Sea. The northeast of the locality is within the Noosa National Park. Noosa Heads, Noosaville and Tewantin form a continuous urban area at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast. Noosa Hill in the national park is the highest point of the suburb at above sea level. There is also Laguna Lookout on a low hill near the town.

Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture. It is widely stated that name Noosa is a corruption of the Kabi word nuthuru, meaning a ghost or a shadow. and a notice to mariners published in 3 September 1873 refers to Nusa Head and the Nusa River in Laguna Bay. Nusa is the Indonesian word for island. The Noosa River contains Makepeace Island, Sheep Island and Goat Island. "Nusa Bay, or as it is better known, Lagoona Bay" appears in a 1866 article
and the locality of Nusa appears in a 1869 article. Laguna Bay was formally known as Nusa Bay and Lagoona Bay. The beach at Noosa Heads has remained a popular tourist attraction since the 1890s. The Shire's tourism exponentially grew shortly after the Second World War. In the 1800s, Noosa's early wealth came from the timber and milling industries with tourism developing in the late 1920s. In this decade cafes and tourist accommodation was built along the beachfront. Since the seventies, people have continued to migrate from southern states. In 1988, Noosa was renamed Noosa Heads. Between 2008 and 2013, Noosa Heads (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region. In the , the suburb of Noosa Heads had a population of 4,484 people. The local print newspaper was the Noosa News. Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online only publication from 26 June 2020. In May 2021, Noosa was named as the top tourism town in Queensland.

The local newspaper is the Noosa News, an online only publication of NewsCorp.

Noosa Heads is the tourist heart of Noosa district, with many restaurants and hotels. The main street is Hastings Street, which lies directly behind the seashore. Buses to elsewhere in the Sunshine Coast depart from Noosa Heads bus station. There are dedicated bike lanes throughout the shire. Push bikes are an easy way to get around. Bike racks are provided in all shopping and beach precincts. Motor scooter is another option. There are scooter parking bays on Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, and on many shopping strips. There is a taxi rank in Hastings Street and at Noosa Fair shopping centre.