Noosa Heads

Australia/ˈnuːsə ˈhedz/US, UK/ˈnuːsə ˈhɛdz/

proper noun

A coastal town and suburb, one of the three major centres of the Shire of Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, bounded in part by the Noosa River and the headlands of the Noosa National Park.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal town and suburb, one of the three major centres of the Shire of Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, bounded in part by the Noosa River and the headlands of the Noosa National Park.

Origin

From a Pama-Nyungan language term noosa ("shade, shadows") + the English term heads (“headlands”).

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APA

Noosa Heads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noosa%20Heads

MLA

“Noosa Heads.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noosa%20Heads. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Noosa Heads,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noosa%20Heads.

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