Twin Waters is a coastal

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Maroochydore Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the urban area of Maroochydore had a population of 63,673 people. The city was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Conno ...

in the

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, Australia. In the , Twin Waters had a population of 2,966 people.

Geography

Twin Waters is bounded by the

Maroochy River The Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi before entering the sea at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore. Other populated centres in t ...

to the south and the

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to the south-east. Much of the river frontage is preserved within the

Maroochy River Conservation Park The Shire of Maroochy was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it ...

(), which covers is managed primarily for nature conservation. Due to the L-shape of the suburb, there are three distinct areas: north-west, south-west, and south-east. The south-eastern part of the suburb is predominantly occupied by the conservation park and the Twin Waters Resort (with its own lagoon). The north-west is occupied by the Twin Waters Golf Course with some residential development. The south-west has its own lagoon connected to the Maroochy River and is a mixture of residential development and the conversation park along the river front. There is a sandy surf beach along the coast with a narrow coastal reserve immediately behind it with a public access road.

History

The Maroochy River Conservation Park was established in 1992. Twin Waters was originally part of the suburb of Mudjimba and contains a significant canal estate. It was officially named and bounded as a separate suburb on 9 May 2003.

Demographics

In the , Twin Waters had a population of 2,542 people. In the , Twin Waters had a population of 2,687 people. In the , Twin Waters had a population of 2,966 people.

Education

There are no schools in the suburb. The nearest primary school is Pacific Paradise State School in neighbouring Pacific Paradise to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is

Maroochydore State High School Maroochydore State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is a co-educational, state secondary school located on the Sunshine Coast in the town of Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. It has grown from an enrolment of 200 students in its ...

to the south.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp and floating walkway at Nojoor Road on the north bank of Maroochy River (). It is managed by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

Tourism

Twin Waters is directly 8 minutes from the

Sunshine Coast Airport Sunshine Coast Airport (formerly Maroochydore Airport) is an Australian international airport located in Marcoola, north of Maroochydore, roughly centrally located along the coast of the Sunshine Coast Region. It is approximately north o ...

. The relaxing residential community is set in tranquil surrounds of local canal estates and a conservation park in direct access to the Maroochy River and its 1.5 km surf-patrolled beach.

Attractions

The Twin Waters Resort is at 270 Ocean Drive (). It features 373 rooms situated around a lagoon with conference and reception facilities. Twin Waters Golf Club is at 151 Ocean Drive (). It is an 18-hole par-72 championship course. It was designed by champion golfers Peter Thomson and Mike Wolveridge in 1991.

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