Warana is a coastal
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
Kawana Waters is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, between Caloundra and Maroochydore along the Coral Sea coast. It was originally the estate development name and has passed into common usage, but it is not official ...
in the
Sunshine Coast Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
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, subdivision_name = Australia
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, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Warana had a population of 3,688 people.
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Geography
Warana is located within the Kawana Waters
Kawana Waters is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, between Caloundra and Maroochydore along the Coral Sea coast. It was originally the estate development name and has passed into common usage, but it is not official ...
urban centre.
The western boundary of Warana follows the Mooloolah River
The Mooloolah River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east-northeast, similar to the Maroochy River to the north. The mouth of the river is at southern Moolool ...
and the middle of Wyuna Canal.
A coastal reserve, which extends southwards into Bokarina and Wurtulla, has been established along the foreshore preventing beachfront development. 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.
History
The name ''Warana'' was proposed by land developer Alfred Grant on 31 March 1960 during negotiations with the Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended fr ...
to develop the land, an arrangement which was agreed in July 1960. Grant claimed that the name ''Warana'' meant ''blue skies'' in a Tasmanian dialect.
In the , Warana had a population of 3,688 people.
Education
There are no schools in Warana. The nearest primary schools are Buddina State School in neighbouring Buddina to the north and 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 to the south. The nearest secondary school is Kawana Waters State College.
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{{Sunshine Coast Region
Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region
Kawana Waters, Queensland
Coastline of Queensland