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Birtinya, Queensland

FieldValue
typesuburb
nameBirtinya
cityKawana Waters
stateqld
imageApartment_buildings_on_Lake_Kawana_at_Birtinya.jpg
captionApartment buildings on Lake Kawana, 2021
coordinates
pop4378
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode4575
area5.3
timezoneAEST
utc+10:00
dist18.3
dir1N
location1Caloundra CBD
dist213.9
dir2SSE
location2Maroochydore
dist392.6
dir3N
location3Brisbane
lgaSunshine Coast Region
countyCanning
parishBribie
stategovKawana
fedgovFisher
near-nWarana
near-neWarana
near-eBokarina
near-seWurtulla
near-sCurrimundi
near-swMeridan Plains
near-wPalmview
near-nwSippy Downs

| near-n = Warana | near-ne = Warana | near-e = Bokarina | near-se = Wurtulla | near-s = Currimundi | near-sw = Meridan Plains | near-w = Palmview | near-nw = Sippy Downs Birtinya is a suburb of Kawana Waters in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Birtinya had a population of 4,378 people.

History

The name Birtinya is reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning neighbouring proposed by the development company, Alfred Grant Pty Ltd, on 31 March 1960.

Pacific Lutheran College opened on 26 September 2001; it is now within the boundaries of neighbouring Meridan Plains.

Demographics

In the , Birtinya had a population of 314 people.

In the , Birtinya had a population of 1,933 people.

In the , Birtinya had a population of 4,378 people.

Education

There are no schools in Birtinya. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Kawana Waters State College in neighbouring Bokarina to the east.

Amenities

Birtinya is built around Lake Kawana, which includes a 2 km buoyed course for flat water competitions.

The Lake Kawana Community Centre located beside the lake on Sportsmans Drive () provides 15 spaces (halls and meeting rooms) together with commercial kitchen facilities and smaller kitchenettes for community events. It is operated by the Sunshine Coast Regional council. The centre was officially opened on 5 November 2005 by City of Caloundra mayor Don Aldous.

Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) is located in Birtinya; it is a tertiary, teaching hospital servicing all parts of the Sunshine Coast and Gympie Region. SCUH saw its first patients on 21 March 2017 and was officially opened on 19 April 2017 by the Queensland Premier and Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services. SCUH opened with about 450 beds, with plans to grow to 738 beds by 2021. Services and capacity at SCUH will continue to develop over the coming years.

Birtinya is the planned terminus of the direct Sunshine Coast line, with buses similar to those used for the Brisbane Metro intended to transport passengers on to Maroochydore.

References

References

  1. {{cite QPN. 49596. Birtinya. suburb in Sunshine Coast Region
  2. "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
  3. {{Census 2011 AUS
  4. {{Census 2016 AUS
  5. {{Census 2021 AUS
  6. {{Queensland Globe
  7. "Lake Kawana". [[Sunshine Coast Regional Council]].
  8. "About the venue". [[Sunshine Coast Regional Council]].
  9. "Lake Kawana community centre opening". My Sunshine Coast Life.
  10. "Sunshine Coast University Hospital".
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