Buddina, Queensland
suburb of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Buddina is a coastal suburb of Kawana Waters in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Buddina had a population of 4,236 people.
Geography
Buddina includes the business district of the Kawana Waters urban centre.
The eastern half of Buddina fronts the Coral Sea with a long stretch of beaches, whilst the western half of the suburb is a canal neighbourhood.
History
The suburb was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1967. The name was proposed by the land developer Alfred Grant Pty Ltd. Buddina is an Aboriginal word meaning sunbeam.
In 1977 a fatal shark attack was reported on Buddina Beach.
Buddina State School opened on 30 January 1979.
The Kawana Library opened in 1988 with a major refurbishment in 2016.
“Buddina, Queensland” enters the record as suburb of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Buddina, Queensland and suburb can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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