Type: | suburb |
Kuluin | |
City: | Sunshine Coast |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -26.6566°N 153.0594°W |
Pop: | 2700 |
Postcode: | 4558 |
Area: | 1.9 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 3.4 |
Dir1: | W |
Location1: | Maroochydore |
Dist2: | 13.3 |
Dir2: | ESE |
Location2: | Nambour |
Dist3: | 23.1 |
Dir3: | NNW |
Location3: | Caloundra |
Dist4: | 101 |
Dir4: | N |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Sunshine Coast Region |
County: | Canning |
Parish: | Mooloolah |
Stategov: | Ninderry |
Fedgov: | Fairfax |
Near-N: | Maroochydore |
Near-Ne: | Maroochydore |
Near-E: | Maroochydore |
Near-Se: | Buderim |
Near-S: | Buderim |
Near-Sw: | Buderim |
Near-W: | Kunda Park |
Near-Nw: | Diddillibah |
Kuluin is a suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kuluin had a population of 2,700 people.
The locality takes its name from an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language meaning black swan.
Kuluin State School opened in 1987.[2]
Kuluin was originally joined with the nearby towns of Maroochydore and Buderim. It became a separate suburb in 1991.
In the, Kuluin had a population of 2,363 people.
In the, Kuluin had a population of 2,700 people.
Kuluin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Tallow Wood Drive (-26.6598°N 153.0579°W).[3] [4] 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).[5] 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).[6] 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 Maroochydore to the east.
There are a number of parks in the area: