Wamuran Basin, Queensland

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Wamuran Basin
Queensland
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Wamuran Basin
Coordinates 27°02′57″S152°49′22″E / 27.0491°S 152.8227°E / -27.0491; 152.8227 Coordinates: 27°02′57″S152°49′22″E / 27.0491°S 152.8227°E / -27.0491; 152.8227
Population130 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density12.3/km2 (31.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4512
Area10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
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 Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 130 people. [1]

History

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wamuran Basin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Wamuran Basin – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45475)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  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 (21, 811). Queensland, Australia. 22 December 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.