Wurtulla, Queensland
Wurtulla is a coastal suburb of Kawana Waters in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
| Wurtulla Kawana Waters, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Wurtulla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.757°S 153.126°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,905 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,905/km2 (4,930/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4575 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Bribie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kawana | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Wurtulla is located within the Kawana Waters urban centre.
History
The name means "southward" in the local Aboriginal language, and it was named by Kawana Estates employees in the 1970s.
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gollark: Oh, that too, seems very stupid.
gollark: This was discussed on the esolangs server a bit back: yes, floats are nice because they're fast and all, but "don't report errors unless explicitly asked for" and "reserve piles of values for nan" seems stupid.
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wurtulla (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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