Tuan, Queensland


Tuan is a coastal rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Tuan had a population of 153 people.

Geography

Big Tuan Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality while Little Tuan Creek bounds the locality to the north. The shore of 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.

Education

There are no schools in Tuan. The nearest primary schools are in Maryborough and its suburbs. The nearest secondary school is in Maryborough.