Kawana is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...

 in Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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, between Caloundra and Maroochydore

Maroochydore, Queensland

Maroochydore is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.Maroochydore is a major commercial area of the Sunshine Coast with most shopping precincts located in the central business district. It is home to the Sunshine Plaza shopping centre and the Sunshine Coast's major bus...

 along the Coral Sea

Coral Sea

The Coral Sea is a marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia. It is bounded in the west by the east coast of Queensland, thereby including the Great Barrier Reef, in the east by Vanuatu and by New Caledonia, and in the north approximately by the southern extremity of the Solomon Islands...

 coast. The suburbs are connected by the Nicklin Way arterial road.

Many shopping and sporting facilities, including Kawana Shoppingworld

Kawana Shoppingworld

Kawana Shoppingworld is a regional shopping centre located in Buddina, Queensland that is operated by Mirvac.-History:The centre opened in 1979 and was the first shopping centre to open on the Sunshine Coast...

 are located in Kawana.

Geography

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

The Kawana urban centre consists of the following suburbs:

• Birtinya
  Birtinya, Queensland
  Birtinya is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana urban centre. It contains the locality of Kawana Forest.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bokarina
  Bokarina, Queensland
  Bokarina is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana urban centre.The suburb is home to Kawana Waters State College.-External links:*...
  
  
• Buddina
  Buddina, Queensland
  Buddina is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, and includes the business district of the Kawana urban centre.A notable feature of Buddina is the Kawana Shoppingworld shopping centre, which is one of the largest shopping centres on the Sunshine Coast and features over 100 stores...
  
  
• Minyama
  Minyama, Queensland
  Minyama is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana urban centre. Situated on the Mooloolah River, the suburb is almost entirely surrounded by water, and artificially constructed harbours and waterways dominate the topography. The suburb's main thoroughfare,...
  
  
• Parrearra
  Parrearra, Queensland
  Parrearra is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana urban centre. It contains the locality of Kawana Island.-External links:*...
  
  
• Warana
  Warana, Queensland
  Warana is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana urban centre.-External links:*...
  
  
• Wurtulla
  Wurtulla, Queensland
  Wurtulla is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana urban centre. The name means "southward" in the local Aboriginal language, and it was named by Kawana Estates employees in the 1970s.-External links:*...
  
  

Transport

Kawana's suburbs are served by Sunbus Sunshine Coast, who operate a bus interchange at Kawana Shoppingworld

Kawana Shoppingworld

Kawana Shoppingworld is a regional shopping centre located in Buddina, Queensland that is operated by Mirvac.-History:The centre opened in 1979 and was the first shopping centre to open on the Sunshine Coast...

. Bus routes 600–619 connect Kawana with Caloundra, Maroochydore, Buderim, Landsborough

Landsborough, Queensland

Landsborough is a small town on the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia. It is situated north of the Glasshouse Mountains just off Steve Irwin Way, 82 km north of Brisbane...

 and Nambour

Nambour, Queensland

The area now known as Nambour, was first settled in 1870. The town was then called Petrie's Creek. In 1890 the Maroochy Divisional Board was established...

.

Landsborough

Landsborough railway station, Queensland

Landsborough is a railway station on the Nambour and Gympie North Line of the Queensland Rail City rail network, in the northern part of South East Queensland; it is also a stop for many state-wide rail services...

 and Nambour stations on the Nambour / Gympie North Line offer regular services to Brisbane

Brisbane

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, operated by QR Citytrain

CityTrain

Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...

. There are also coach services from Kawana to Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...

.

Population

Census populations for the Kawana urban centre have been recorded since 1981.

Year	Population
1981	5,261
1986	9,265
1991	14,393
1996	16,389
2001	17,041
2006	20,319

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Kawana Waters