Which Sunshine Coast towns developed into an urbanized coastal strip?

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On the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, the resort towns of Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, and Noosa have been merging into an urbanized coastal strip. This development is part of a broader trend in southeastern Queensland where rapid population growth, driven by tourism, retirement, and discretionary migration, has led to the expansion of coastal resort areas.12