D'Aguilar is a rural town and
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Moreton Bay Region
The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shir ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the , the locality of D'Aguilar had a population of 1,207 people.
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It is located northwest of the larger centre of Caboolture.
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Geography
D'Aguilar lies on the D'Aguilar Highway
The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. The hi ...
between Wamuran
Wamuran is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,196 people.
Wamuran is known for its fresh strawberries and pineapples.
Geography
Wamuran is located ...
and Woodford Woodford may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Woodford, New South Wales
*Woodford, Queensland, a town in the Moreton Bay Region
*Woodford, Victoria
Canada
* Woodford, Ontario
England
*Woodford, Cornwall
* Woodford, Gloucestershire
*Woodford, Greate ...
. It is also the northern endpoint of Brisbane–Woodford Road (Mount Mee Road), which leads south through Delaneys Creek and Mount Mee to Dayboro. A small section of the Beerburrum West State Forest is in D'Aguilar.
History
The town is named for Major General Sir George D'Aguilar, a military officer who wrote ''Regulations and Punishments of the British Army'', the army textbook in use at the time of the town's establishment.
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Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region
Localities in Queensland