Bokarina, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Bokarina

| state = qld

| image = File:Pathway_along_Lake_Kawana_at_Bokarina,_Queensland.jpg

| caption = Pathway along Lake Kawana, 2021

| coordinates = {{coord|-26.7388|153.1294|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Bokarina (centre of suburb)}}

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| pop = 1935

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

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| postcode = 4575

| area = 1.7

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 9.0

| dir1 = N

| location1 = Caloundra

| dist2 = 12

| dir2 = SSE

| location2 = Maroochydore

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| county = Canning

| parish = Bribie

| lga = Sunshine Coast Region

| stategov = Kawana

| fedgov = Fisher

| near-n = Warana

| near-ne = Coral Sea

| near-e = Coral Sea

| near-se = Coral Sea

| near-s = Wurtulla

| near-sw = Birtinya

| near-w = Birtinya

| near-nw = Warana

}}

Bokarina is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana Waters urban centre.{{cite QPN|49597|Bokarina|suburb in Sunshine Coast Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bokarina had a population of 1,935 people.

History

File:Lake_Kawana_Sunshine_Coast.ogg

The name Bokarina was bestowed at the request of the land developer, Alfred Grant Pty Ltd, in the belief that the name was an Aboriginal expression indicating middle i.e. half-way along the Kawana Waters land-development scheme in 1969.{{cite QPN|47166|Bokarina|access-date=25 April 2014}}

In the early 1980s, Bokarina emerged as Bokarina Beach, with an initial subdivision between the foreshore reserve and the sports complex on Nicklin Way.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

Kawana Waters State High School opened 28 January 1986. Bokarina State School opened on 27 January 1987. On 1 January 2006 the two schools was amalgamated to form Kawana – Bokarina State College, which was renamed on 3 March 2006 to become Kawana Waters State College.{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=26 April 2014}}{{cite QSA Agency|10610|25 April 2014}}

Kawana Waters Uniting Church was dedicated by Reverend Raymond F. Hunt (Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod) on 20 July 1986.

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Bokarina had a population of 1,235 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30190|name=Bokarina (State Suburb)|accessdate=29 April 2013|quick=on}} The median age of the Bokarina population was 38 years, 1 year above the national median of 37. 81.8% of people living in Bokarina were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 4.7%, Philippines 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%, Germany 0.5%. 93.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.3% Punjabi.

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bokarina had a population of 1,351 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30304|name=Bokarina (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bokarina had a population of 1,935 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30302|name=Bokarina (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

File:Aerial photograph, Kawana Waters State College, 2024.jpg

Kawana Waters State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 119 Sportsmans Parade ({{coord|-26.7409|153.1264|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Kawana Waters State College}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Kawana Waters State College |url=https://kawanawaterssc.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Kawana Waters State College |language=en}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,614 students with 130 teachers (118 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}} It includes a special education program.

Amenities

Kawana Waters Uniting Church is at 3 Honeysuckle Drive ({{Coord|-26.7364|153.1317|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kawana Waters Uniting Church}}).{{Cite web|title=Kawana Waters Uniting Church|url=http://www.kawanawatersuc.com.au/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-27|language=en|archive-date=15 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315225203/http://www.kawanawatersuc.com.au/}}{{Cite web|title=Find a church|url=https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234524/https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/|archive-date=24 October 2020|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=Kawana Waters Uniting Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/5995-kawana-waters-uniting-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828083620/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/5995-kawana-waters-uniting-church}}

References

External links

{{cite web|title=Bokarina|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/bokarina|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}

Category:Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region

Category:Kawana Waters, Queensland

Category:Coastline of Queensland