title: Tuan, Queensland
text: # Tuan, Queensland
  
  Tuan is a coastal rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tuan had a population of 140 people.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Big Tuan Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality while Little Tuan Creek bounds the locality to the north. 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.
  
  In the 2016 census, the locality of Tuan had a population of 153 people.
  
  In the 2021 census, the locality of Tuan had a population of 140 people.
  
  ## Education
  
  There are no schools in Tuan. The nearest primary schools are in Maryborough and its suburbs. The nearest secondary school is in Maryborough.
  
  ## Amenities
  
  There is two boat ramps with a floating walkway between them in Bottlebrush Drive on the north bank of Big Tuan Creek (25°41′08″S 152°52′40″E﻿ / ﻿25.68569°S 152.87789°E﻿ / -25.68569; 152.87789﻿ (Bottlebrush Drive boat ramp)). It is managed by the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
  
  The Tuan foreshore park is on the junction of Turton Street and the Esplanade (25°40′55″S 152°52′42″E﻿ / ﻿25.68200°S 152.87833°E﻿ / -25.68200; 152.87833﻿ (Tuan Foreshore Park)). It offers picnic and playground facilities.
  
  