Bokarina is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, located within the Kawana Waters urban centre.^[2] In the 2021 census, Bokarina had a population of 1,935 people.^[3]

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Bokarina Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Pathway along Lake Kawana, 2021
Bokarina
Coordinates	26.7388°S 153.1294°E / -26.7388; 153.1294 (Bokarina (centre of suburb))
Population	1,935 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	4575
Area	1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.0 km (6 mi) N of Caloundra 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Maroochydore
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
County	Canning
Parish	Bribie
State electorate(s)	Kawana
Federal division(s)	Fisher
Suburbs around Bokarina: Warana Warana Coral Sea Birtinya Bokarina Coral Sea Birtinya Wurtulla Coral Sea

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The name Bokarina was bestowed at the request of the land developer, Alfred Grant Pty Ltd, in the belief that the name was an Aboriginal expression indicating middle i.e. half-way along the Kawana Waters land-development scheme in 1969.^[4]

In the early 1980s, Bokarina emerged as Bokarina Beach, with an initial subdivision between the foreshore reserve and the sports complex on Nicklin Way.^{[citation needed]}

Kawana Waters State High School opened 28 January 1986. Bokarina State School opened on 27 January 1987. On 1 January 2006 the two schools was amalgamated to form Kawana – Bokarina State College, which was renamed on 3 March 2006 to become Kawana Waters State College.^[5][6]

Kawana Waters Uniting Church was dedicated by Reverend Raymond F. Hunt (Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod) on 20 July 1986.^[7]

In the 2011 census, Bokarina had a population of 1,235 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male.^[8] The median age of the Bokarina population was 38 years, 1 year above the national median of 37. 81.8% of people living in Bokarina were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 4.7%, Philippines 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%, Germany 0.5%. 93.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.3% Punjabi.^[8] In the 2016 census, Bokarina had a population of 1,351 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Bokarina had a population of 1,935 people.^[3]

Kawana Waters State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 119 Sportsmans Parade (26.7409°S 153.1264°E / -26.7409; 153.1264 (Kawana Waters State College)).^[10][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,614 students with 130 teachers (118 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).^[12] It includes a special education program.^[10]

Kawana Waters Uniting Church is at 3 Honeysuckle Drive (26.7364°S 153.1317°E / -26.7364; 153.1317 (Kawana Waters Uniting Church)).^[13][14][7]