Tuan Forest, Queensland

"Tawan" redirects here. For the country in Southeast Asia, see Taiwan.

Tuan Forest is a coastal locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

Tuan Forest
Suburb
Tuan Forest
Coordinates: 25.7152°S 152.8069°E / -25.7152; 152.8069 (Tuan Forest (centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Fraser Coast Region
Location	16.3 km (10.1 mi) SE of Maryborough 56.2 km (34.9 mi) NNW of Tin Can Bay 78.2 km (48.6 mi) NNE of Gympie 256 km (159 mi) N of Brisbane
Government
• State electorates	Maryborough Gympie
• Federal division	Wide Bay
Area
• Total	509.3 km2 (196.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4650
Suburbs around Tuan Forest Bidwill Magnolia Boonooroo Plains Boonooroo Tuan Teddington Tiaro Tuan Forest Poona Great Sandy Strait Tinnanbar Talegalla Weir Bauple Forest Neerdie Toolara Forest Tin Can Bay

The mostly undeveloped town of Tawan is on the south-east cost of the locality (25.7444°S 152.9322°E / -25.7444; 152.9322 (Tawan)) within the Fraser Coast Region.^[4][5]

Geography

Map of Town of Tawan, 1922

The Great Sandy Strait forms part of the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of the locality.^[6]

The Maryborough Cooloola Road enters the locality from the north-west (Boonooroo Plains) and forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality before proceeding south through the locality, exiting to the south-east (Tin Can Bay).^[7]

The locality is within the Tuan State Forest. The land use is a mixture of plantation and production forestry, apart from some residences in the town of Tawan.^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".^[9]

In the 2021 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Tuan Forest. The nearest government primary schools are:^[10]

• Tin Can Bay State School in neighbouring Tin Can Bay to the south-east
• Bauple State School in Bauple to the south-west
• Tiaro State School in neighbouring Tiaro to the west
• Granville State School in Granville to the north

The nearest government secondary schools are:^[10]

• Tin Can Bay State School (to Year 10)
• Maryborough State High School (to Year 12) in Maryborough to the north
• Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south

There are also non-government schools in both Maryborough and Gympie and their suburbs.^[10]