Population 1,235 (2011 census) County Canning Bokarina Coral Sea Postal code 4575 Federal division Division of Fisher | Postcode(s) 4575 State electorate(s) Kawana Area 100 ha Parish Bribie Island Lga Sunshine Coast Region | |
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Location 9 km (6 mi) N of Caloundra
12 km (7 mi) SSE of Maroochydore | ||
Bokarina is a coastal suburb of Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana Waters urban centre.
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Map of Bokarina QLD 4575, Australia
History
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.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Bokarina recorded a population of 1,235 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male.
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.