Marcus Beach

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.

Geography

The suburb takes its name from the beach 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 () 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 ().

Most-observed species

• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  5,478
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  4,695
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  4,658
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,018
• Bar-shouldered Dove

  Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
  3,910
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  3,617
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  3,584
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,450