Woombye is a town located on the Sunshine
Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia,
approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of
the Brisbane CBD. The Woombye name is
derived from words from the local Aboriginal
language - a place (wumbai) of black snake, or
(wambai) black myrtle or axe handle made
from black myrtle. Woombye has a population
of 2,094, as measured in the 2006 census.


One of Woombye's history-inspired murals
painted is by local artist, Brian Tisdal. The small
township of Woombye is surrounded by what
were once pineapple farms, which today are
acreage properties and gated communities.
Woombye is home to one of the longest
established soccer clubs on the Sunshine
Coast, the Woombye Snakes. Woombye is also
the location of an Australian tourist icon The Big
Pineapple.

Woombye is accessible by Translink trains and
buses. Woombye is centered on its railway
station on the North Coast railway line with
numerous rail services departing for Brisbane
daily.