Birtinya is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of
Kawana Waters in the
Sunshine Coast Region
The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia.
It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It cont ...
,
Queensland, Australia.
In the Birtinya had a population of 1,933 people.
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Geography
It contains the neighbourhood of Kawana Forest.
History
The name ''Birtinya'' is reportedly an Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
word meaning ''neighbouring'' proposed by the development company, Alfred Grant Pty Ltd, on 31 March 1960.Meridan Plains
Meridan Plains is a locality on the north-western edge of the Caloundra urban area in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Traditionally a rural area, the locality is attracting residential development from the expansion of Caloundra ...
.
Education
There are no schools in Birtinya. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Kawana Waters State College
Kawana Waters State College (KWSC) is a Prep to Year Twelve (K–12) college in Kawana Waters between Mooloolaba and Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, approximately 100 km north of Brisbane. The campus is next to Lake ...
in neighbouring Bokarina
Bokarina is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana Waters urban centre. In the , Bokarina had a population of 1,351 people.
History
The name ''Bokarina'' was bestowed at the request of ...
to the east.
Amenities
Birtinya is built around Lake Kawana, which includes a buoyed course for flat water competitions.
The Lake Kawana Community Centre located beside the lake on Sportsmans Drive () provides 15 spaces (halls and meeting rooms) together with commercial kitchen facilities and smaller kitchenettes for community events. It is operated by the Sunshine Coast Regional council. The centre was officially opened on 5 November 2005 by City of Caloundra mayor Don Aldous.
Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) is located in Birtinya; it is a tertiary, teaching hospital servicing all parts of the Sunshine Coast and Gympie Region. SCUH saw its first patients on 21 March 2017 and was officially opened on 19 April 2017 by the Queensland Premier and Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services.
SCUH opened with about 450 beds, with plans to grow to 738 beds by 2021. Services and capacity at SCUH will continue to develop over the coming years.
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{{Sunshine Coast Region
Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region
Kawana Waters, Queensland