Warana, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°43′12″S 153°07′53″E / 26.72°S 153.1313°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Kawana Waters | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,831 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,321/km2 (3,420/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4575 | ||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Bribie | ||||||||||||
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Warana is a coastal suburb of Kawana Waters in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Warana had a population of 3,831 people.[1]
Warana is located within the Kawana Waters urban centre.[3]
The western boundary of Warana follows the Mooloolah River and the middle of Wyuna Canal.[3]
A coastal reserve, which extends southwards into Bokarina and Wurtulla, has been established along the foreshore preventing beachfront development.[3] The area immediately west of the coastal reserve is residential. In the south-west of the suburb is an industrial estate, the Kawana Sewerage Treatment Plant and an undeveloped marsh area in the far south-west.[3]
History
The name Warana was proposed by land developer Alfred Grant on 31 March 1960 during negotiations with the Queensland Government to develop the land, an arrangement which was agreed in July 1960.[4] Grant claimed that the name Warana meant blue skies in a Tasmanian dialect.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Warana had a population of 3,688 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Warana had a population of 3,831 people.[1]
