Kuluin is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Kuluin had a population of 2,700 people.

History

The locality takes its name from an Aboriginal word in the

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meaning

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. Kuluin State School opened in 1987. Kuluin was originally joined with the nearby towns of

and

Buderim Buderim ( ) is a town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It sits on a mountain which overlooks the southern Sunshine Coast communities. The name "Buderim" is usually believed to be derived from a local Gubbi Gubbi people, ...

. It became a separate suburb in 1991.

Demographics

In the , Kuluin had a population of 2,363 people. In the , Kuluin had a population of 2,700 people.

Education

Kuluin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Tallow Wood Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 622 students with 47 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 596 students with 46 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). The school includes a special education program. There are no secondary schools in Kuluin. The nearest government secondary school is

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in neighbouring

to the east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Daintree Cl Park, Drain () * Daintree Park () * Kuluin Neighbourhood Park () * Kuskoff Park () * Martins Creek Bushland Conservation Reserve () * Martins Creek Soccer Ground () * Mcarthur Park () * South Eudlo Creek Bushland Conservation Reserve () * Tallow Wood Drive Environmental Park ()

References

External links

* {{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Maroochydore