Ringtail Creek is a locality in the northern
Sunshine Coast hinterland about 25 kilometres (16
mi) northwest of Noosa Heads in Queensland,
Australia. Ringtail Creek is within the local
government area of Shire of Noosa (between
2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast
Region). At the 2011 Australian Census Ringtail
Creek recorded a population of 180.
The north eastern boundary of Ringtail Creek
follows the Noosa River where it leaves Lake
Cootharaba. A small section in the west belongs to
the Mary River catchment area. A large portion of
the locality is protected within the Ringtail Forest
Reserve.