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.[3]
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.[4][5]
In the 2011 census, Bokarina had a population of 1,235 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male.[7] 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.[7]
In the 2016 census, Bokarina had a population of 1,351 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Bokarina had a population of 1,935 people.[1]
