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Rainbow Beach is really a peaceful seaside community around the Queensland coast, about 240 kilometres north of Brisbane, and 76 kilometres east of Gympie. The place is jaw droppingly gorgeous, as well as a photographer's dream. More than 20 kilometres of pristine beach sweeps a gentle arc about the Pacific Coast, from the Coffee Rocks, as much as Inskip Point. From Inskip you can catch a barge to Fraser Island. The landscape is bush clad right for the sand, and in the southern end, near the township stand the beaches namesakes- giant sandstone cliffs etched by time and streaked with greater than seventy distinct colours of sand.Aboriginal legend tells how the coloured sands had been created when Yiningie, a defeated rainbow spirit collapsed there after battle; science explains it as rare mineral deposits, leached iron oxides and dyes in the native plant life.

The township at Rainbow Beach began as a service center to the neighborhood sand mining industry. Conservation efforts famously halted this within the mid 70s, tourism taking over because the towns central market from then on. The town is really a gateway to numerous tourist destinations which includes Fraser Island, the Cooloolo section from the Excellent Sandy National Park and Double Island point. Four wheel drive enthusiasts possess a marvellous time inside the area, and 4WD may be the only method to access some of the more secluded camp websites. The town and surrounds can also be of excellent interest to ecologists.

999 individuals lived at Rainbow Beach when the 2006 census was taken. Retirees moving to Rainbow Beach Accommodation Beach would be guaranteed visits in the family- it is just too gorgeous to stay away. The government, nearby community and developers are nonetheless trying to negotiate methods to further create the massive tourism potential whilst defending the beautiful atmosphere. Households moving to Rainbow Beach have access to a state main college, however the nearest high schools are at Gympie.