Tuan, Queensland
locality in Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia
Tuan is a coastal rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tuan had a population of 140 people.
Geography
Big Tuan Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality while Little Tuan Creek bounds the locality to the north. The Great Sandy Strait bounds the locality to the east. The town is situated on the eastern shore.
History
The town name takes its name for an Aboriginal word from a Sydney dialect meaning brush tailed phascogale.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Tuan had a population of 153 people.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Tuan had a population of 140 people.
Education
There are no schools in Tuan. The nearest government primary school is Granville State School in Granville to the north-west.
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