Wamuran Basin, Queensland

Wamuran Basin
Queensland
Wamuran Basin is located in Queensland
Wamuran Basin
Wamuran Basin
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Coordinates27°02′57″S 152°49′22″E / 27.0491°S 152.8227°E / -27.0491; 152.8227 (Wamuran Basin (centre of locality))
Population199 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density18.77/km2 (48.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4512
Area10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)Glass House
Federal division(s)Longman
Suburbs around Wamuran Basin:
Delaneys Creek Bracalba Wamuran
Mount Mee Wamuran Basin Wamuran
Mount Mee Campbells Pocket Wamuran

Wamuran Basin is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 199 people.[1]

History

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The locality takes its name from a local Aboriginal man, Menvil Wamuran (also known as Jacky Delaney).[2]

Basin State School opened on 2 March 1920. It closed on 1957.[3] It was unofficially known as Wamuran Basin State School.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 130 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 199 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wamuran Basin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Wamuran Basin – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45475)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "WAMURAN,". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 811. Queensland, Australia. 22 December 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wamuran Basin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata