Miara is a rural town and coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Miara had a population of 28 people.

Geography

''Yandaran Creek'' forms the south-eastern boundary, and the ''

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'' the north-eastern.

History

The town's name is believed to be an Aboriginal word from the

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meaning ''wild woman''. The town site was surveyed in 1884. In 1887, of land was reserved for a pilot station on the Coral Sea coast just north of the mouth of the Kolan River (approx ). Tenders were called in 1898 to construct a school building. Miara Provisional School opened circa 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Miara State School. It closed circa 1922. It was on the southern corner in a bend in Miara Road ().

Demographics

In the , the locality of Miara had a population of 38 people. In the , the locality of Miara had a population of 28 people.

Education

There are no schools in Miara. The nearest government primary school is Yandaran State School in neighbouring Yandaran to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school in Rosedale State School in Rosedale to the west.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp on the north bank of Kolan River (). It is managed by the

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