| Type: | suburb |
| Twin Waters | |
| City: | Maroochydore |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.6336°N 153.0813°W |
| Pop: | 2966 |
| Postcode: | 4564 |
| Elevation: | 5 |
| Area: | 4.6 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 10.2 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Maroochydore |
| Dist2: | 79.0 |
| Dir2: | SE |
| Location2: | Gympie |
| Dist3: | 112 |
| Dir3: | N |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Sunshine Coast Region |
| County: | Canning |
| Parish: | Maroochy |
| Stategov: | Maroochydore |
| Fedgov: | Fairfax |
| Near-N: | Mudjimba |
| Near-Ne: | Mudjimba |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Se: | Maroochydore |
| Near-S: | Maroochydore |
| Near-Sw: | Maroochydore |
| Near-W: | Pacific Paradise |
| Near-Nw: | Pacific Paradise |
Twin Waters is a coastal suburb of Maroochydore in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Twin Waters had a population of 2,966 people.
Twin Waters is bounded by the Maroochy River to the south and the Coral Sea to the south-east.
Much of the river frontage is preserved within the Maroochy River Conservation Park, which covers is managed primarily for nature conservation.[2]
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.
The Maroochy River Conservation Park was established in 1992.[2]
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.
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.
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 in Maroochydore to the south.
There is a boat ramp and floating walkway at Nojoor Road on the north bank of Maroochy River (-26.6386°N 153.0878°W). It is managed by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.[3]
Twin Waters is directly 8 minutes from the Sunshine Coast Airport. 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.
The Twin Waters Resort is at 270 Ocean Drive . It features 373 rooms situated around a lagoon with conference and reception facilities.[4]
Twin Waters Golf Club is at 151 Ocean Drive (-26.6285°N 153.0852°W). It is an 18-hole par-72 championship course. It was designed by champion golfers Peter Thomson and Mike Wolveridge in 1991.[5] [6]