| Tanawha Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Lagoon at Maroochy Bushland Botanical Gardens, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
  Tanawha | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°42′55″S 153°02′04″E / 26.7152°S 153.0344°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,312 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 102.5/km2 (265.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4556 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Mooloolah | ||||||||||||||
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Tanawha (pronounced /'tæn-uh-wuh/)[2] is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a suburb of Buderim. The name Tanawha is believed to be a Māori language word referring to a legendary New Zealand monster.[3]
In the 2021 census, Tanawha had a population of 1,312 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tent, Jane (March 2020). "Oh what a difference a vowel makes!" (PDF). Placenames Australia: 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Tanawha – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49239)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.