Meridan Plains, Queensland

Meridan Plains
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Meridan Plains
Coordinates 26°45′40″S 153°04′52″E / 26.761°S 153.081°E / -26.761; 153.081Coordinates: 26°45′40″S 153°04′52″E / 26.761°S 153.081°E / -26.761; 153.081
Population 1,699 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 119.6/km2 (309.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4551
Area 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Location 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Caloundra
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
County Canning
Parish Bribie
State electorate(s) Kawana
Federal Division(s) Fisher
Suburbs around Meridan Plains:
Palmview Sippy Downs Birtinya
Glenview Meridan Plains Currimundi
Glenview Bells Creek Little Mountain

Meridan Plains is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located partly within the Caloundra urban centre 8 kilometres (5 mi) west-northwest of Caloundra.

Meridan Plains is named after an early property in the area, which was named from Aboriginal words meaning "place of kangaroos or dingoes".[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC31041?opendocument&navpos=220
  2. ↑ "Little Mountain - Caloundra West - Meridan Plains - Bells Creek". 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.


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