Kawana Waters, Queensland

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Kawana Waters
Sunshine Coast,  Queensland
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View over the canal, 2011
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Kawana Waters
Coordinates 26°43′59″S153°08′00″E / 26.733°S 153.1333°E / -26.733; 153.1333 (Kawana Waters (urban centre))
Established1970s
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s) Kawana
Federal division(s) Fisher

Kawana Waters is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, between Caloundra and Maroochydore along the Coral Sea coast. [1] It was originally the estate development name and has passed into common usage, but it is not officially a town nor a locality. The official suburbs (listed below) are connected by the Nicklin Way arterial road. It is sometimes abbreviated to Kawana, which is a suburb of Rockhampton.

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Many shopping and sporting facilities, including Kawana Shoppingworld are located in the Kawana Waters estate area.

Geography

Kawana Waters is a narrow urban area bounded roughly by Mooloolah River to the north and northwest, the ocean to the east and Currimundi Lake to the south.

The Kawana Waters urban centre consists of the following suburbs:

History

Kawana is an aboriginal term for wildflowers; Kawana was named for its heathland flowers by Alfred Grant, who launched its early land packages. The area was officially named Kawana Waters on 1 November 1968, having previously been known as Kawana Island. [1] Construction work on Kawana Island commenced in 1960, with Nicklin Way paved in 1965.

Earthmoving activities conducted during the development of the area uncovered more than 100 pieces of unexploded ordnance between 1970 and 1995. [2] They were remnants of World War II live-fire training exercises. [2]

Along with a number of other regional Australian newspapers owned by News Corp Australia, the Kawana/Maroochy Weekly newspaper ceased publication in June 2020. [3]

Transport

The suburbs within the Kawana Waters estate area are served by Kinetic Group, who operate a bus interchange at Kawana Shoppingworld. Bus routes 600–619 connect Kawana Waters with Caloundra, Maroochydore, Buderim, Landsborough and Nambour. [4]

Landsborough and Nambour stations on the Nambour / Gympie North Line offer regular services to Brisbane, operated by QR Citytrain. There are also coach services from Kawana Waters to Brisbane Airport. [5]

Population

Census populations for the Kawana Statistical Local Area have been recorded since 1981 but covers more than just the area known as the Kawana Waters estate: [6]

YearPopulation
19815,261
19869,265
199114,393
199616,389
200117,041
200620,319
201122,593

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kawana Waters – unbounded locality in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 17819)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 Taylor, Steele (15 May 2023). "How one man found 100 unexploded pieces of ordnance at the site of mega suburb". Sunshine Coast News. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Future is digital: News announces major changes". Sunshine Coast Daily . 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2022– via The Courier-Mail .
  4. ↑ "All bus timetables". Translink (Queensland). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane Airport Transit Stop". Sunair. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats: Kawana". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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