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Mooloolah Valley is a quiet town that has grown from a small town of long term residents to a small town with all the amenities and new housing estates in the last 15-20 years. Also Mooloolah was a winner of the Tidy Towns cometition several years in a row.
Mooloolah is shaking off it's small town mentality of old with the more recent expansion of the town now making it almost impossible to know everyone that lives there.
The residents of Mooloolah take pride in the leafy nature of their town and the heritage structure of the railway pedestrian bridge and station buildings. The town faught hard to retain the bridge where so many other hinterland towns no longer have theirs. The town has a lot of history and was one of the stops on the old Cobb and Co. Coach route from Brisbane to Gympie. The Mooloolah River winds in and around and defines the uniqueness of the town.
The town has several parks, green spaces and even national park to boast of it's green leafy image. But it does have all the amenities that would eliminate the need to travel far.
The town is serviced by the council's mobile library, and even a fire brigage (non-rural).
Being one of the rail towns of the hinterland, this opens up transport options. But, if you still want to jump into your car, any of the Sunshine Coast (except Noosa) beaches are within 30 minutes drive, the University of the Sunshine Coast and Australia Zoo are 15 minutes away, and TAFEs are 15-30 minues drive depending on which one you want to go to.

Quiet leafy rural residential street. The deadend T-shaped street means virtually no traffic besides residents and kids take advantage of this by riding their bikes on the street.
The acreage means that residents have room for a hobby farm and the council zoning permits most animals that allow for a hobby farm. This has meant that, at one time, there was a racehorse spelling farm, a racehorse trainer and some jockeys living in the street. Fitting with the horsey town image Mooloolah Valley has.
The acreage also eliminates the need for the 6 foot fence for privacy or blocking out neighbourhood sounds. This is due to the neighbourhood being quiet and the many trees present act as a visual and sound barrier in place of the 6 foot fence. The neighbours generally keep to themselves, but are friendly when you come across them.
Great place to raise kids as there is so much room and no need to ground them. There is plenty for kids with imagination to do in the street, but not really anywhere they can walk to that is "fun". Growing up hear ment that we had to ask our parents to take us to mates' places or to the shops. Even though there is a footpath all the way into town now, it is still a little scary in places to walk so close to the winding road into town. The connection road used be be an 80k zone and some of the long term residents of Mooloolah still do close to that speed.

Coming into the road from either end you'll be greeted by trees, some reaching over the road to make an archway. This not only makes the streetscape beautiful and inviting, but also helps cut down on the early morning and late afternoon sun glare on the east-west parts of the road. Not being a dead end street, there is a small amount of traffic other than residents. Most trucks do not use Cobbs Road as they are directed to use Foley/Mackenzie Road and are "not allowed" to use Cobbs Road as a detour. It is not advisable for kids to play on the road due to this traffic.
Walking the dog, many of the neighbours will at least give you a smile or a wave, many will stop to have a chat - even if it is about the dog. A few of the neighbourhood dogs will give a friendly bark as you pass by hoping for a pat. It is also a pleasant (approx 30mins) walk into the character filled town of Woombye.
Many of the houses, particularly the ones on the northern/eastern side of the road, have views across the farmland on the plains of Paynters Creek. This provides a picturesque backdrop for their homes and lovely cooling breezes flowing up the hill that are great in summer.