Banya, Queensland

For suburb in Brisbane, see Banyo, Queensland.

Banya is a new rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] It is intended to accommodate future suburban growth.

Banya Queensland
Banya
Coordinates	26.8302°S 153.0413°E / -26.8302; 153.0413 (Banya (centre of locality))
Established	2019
Postcode(s)	4551
Area	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Caloundra
Federal division(s)	Fisher
Suburbs around Banya: Landsborough Nirimba Nirimba Landsborough Banya Bells Creek Landsborough Coochin Creek Gagalba

History

Banya is situated in the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi) traditional Aboriginal country.^[2] The name Banya means bunya nut in the Gubbi Gubbi and Butchulla (Badtjala) languages.^[3]

On 14 June 2019, parts of the localities of Bells Creek and Meridan Plains were excised to create the localities of Banya, Corbould Park, Gagalba and Nirimba to accommodate future suburban growth in the Caloundra South Priority Development Area.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

The Stockland-developed estate will house more than 800 families,^[10] a primary school and child care centre with future developments of the CAMCOS Rail Corridor.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

The population of Banya was not separately reported in the 2021 Australian census. It was included in the 2021 census data for its neighbouring locality Bells Creek.^[11]

Education

There are no schools in Banya. The nearest government primary school is Nirimba State Primary School in neighbouring Nirimba to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Baringa State Secondary College in Baringa to the north-east.^[12]