Kuluin is a suburb of

Maroochydore Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Pettigrew who had a timber de ...

in the Sunshine Coast Region,

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. In the , Kuluin had a population of 2363 people.

History

The locality takes its name from an Aboriginal word in the

Kabi language Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of t ...

meaning black swan. Kuluin State School opened in 1987. In the , Kuluin had a population of 2363 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 Maroochydore State High School 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