Description
Wamuran is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.
Wamuran is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wamuran had a population of 3,196 people.Wamuran is known for its fresh strawberries and pineapples.
History
The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named in 1909 after local Aboriginal man, Menvil Wamuran (also known as Jacky Delaney).Newlands Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed in 1927.Wamuran Provisional School opened on 17 October 1921. It later became Wamuran State School, possibly in 1925 when it moved into a new school building which had formerly been the Twin View State School near Elimbah.St Martin's Anglican Church was dedicated on 7 November 1871 by Coadjutor Bishop John Hudson. Its closure was approved in August 1992.In the 2011 census, the town recorded a population of 2,850 persons, with a median age of 38 years.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 68.373 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 70 m
Population number: 3,196
Local Government Area: Moreton Bay Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Wamuran, Queensland