| Beerwah Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Beerwah fruit and vegetable display, RNA Exhibition, Brisbane, August 1984 | |||||||||||||||
  Beerwah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°51′30″S 152°57′32″E / 26.8583°S 152.9588°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,734 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 133.12/km2 (344.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4519 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 58.1 km2 (22.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Bribie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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Beerwah (/ˈbɪərwɑː, -wɔː/) is a rural town and locality in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] At the 2021 census, the locality of Beerwah had a population of 7,734 people.[1]
Australia Zoo, located in Beerwah, is a major tourist attraction and is visited daily by large numbers of local, national and international tourists. Beerwah has transport links to Brisbane and northbound destinations via the Beerwah railway station on the Nambour and Gympie North railway line. Roads in the area include a bypass in the south of the town, Kilcoy-Beerwah Road and Steve Irwin Way.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beerwah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Beerwah – town in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 2095)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Beerwah – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48521)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
