Tuan Forest, Queensland
Suburb of Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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Tuan Forest is a coastal locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".[1]
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| Coordinates: 25.7152°S 152.8069°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 509.3 km2 (196.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4650 | ||||||||||||
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The mostly undeveloped town of Tawan is on the south-east cost of the locality (25.7444°S 152.9322°E) within the Fraser Coast Region.[4][5]
Geography
The Great Sandy Strait forms part of the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of the locality.[6]
The Maryborough Cooloola Road enters the locality from the north-west (Boonooroo Plains) and forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality before proceeding south through the locality, exiting to the south-east (Tin Can Bay).[7]
The locality is within the Tuan State Forest. The land use is a mixture of plantation and production forestry, apart from some residences in the town of Tawan.[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".[9]
In the 2021 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Tuan Forest. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]
- Tin Can Bay State School in neighbouring Tin Can Bay to the south-east
- Bauple State School in Bauple to the south-west
- Tiaro State School in neighbouring Tiaro to the west
- Granville State School in Granville to the north
The nearest government secondary schools are:[10]
- Tin Can Bay State School (to Year 10)
- Maryborough State High School (to Year 12) in Maryborough to the north
- Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south
There are also non-government schools in both Maryborough and Gympie and their suburbs.[10]
