| Waraba Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Waraba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°05′12″S152°52′42″E / 27.0867°S 152.8783°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2023 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4513 [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Waraba (pronounced wa-ra-ba) is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. [1] [3]
In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran. [4] [5] [6] Waraba was created from land formerly within Bellmere and Wamuran. [1]
The name Waraba means burn in the Kabi Kabi language and refers to fire-stick farming, a traditional land management practice of the Kabi Kabi people. [1]
There are no schools in Waraba. The nearest government primary school is Bellmere State School in Bellmere to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Tullawong State High School in Caboolture to the north-east. [7]
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