Wamuran is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,374 people. Wamuran is known for its roadside stalls selling the local produce including strawberries and pineapples. In April 2023, the

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decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named

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, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere,

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, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran. Prior to land redistribution, Waraba was part of Wamuran.

Geography

Wamuran is located west of the larger centre of

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, and southeast of D'Aguilar. In the north of Wamuran are several small sections of Beerburrum West State Forest. Part of the south west boundary is marked by the

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History

The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named after a local Aboriginal man, Menvil Wanmaurn (also known as Jacky Delaney). Newlands Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed in 1927. Wamuran Provisional School opened on 17 October 1921. It later became Wamuran State School, possibly in 1925 when it moved into a new school building which had formerly been the Twin View State School near Elimbah. In 1949, tenders were called to relocate the former Cambroon State School building to Wamuran State School. St Martin's Anglican Church was dedicated on 7 November 1871 by Coadjutor Bishop

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. Its closure was approved in August 1992. Wamuran Baptist Church opened on Saturday 6 August 1921. It was built on land described as a "magnificent site" donated by Mr H. Behrens. In April 2023, the

decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named

, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere,

, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran. Wamuran lost land to Waraba.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 2,850 people. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,196 people. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,374 people.

Education

Wamuran State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1066-1086 D'Aguilar Highway (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 300 students with 23 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Wamuran. The nearest government secondary schools are Tullawong State High School and Caboolture State High School, both in neighbouring

to the east.

References

External links

* * — history and current information
Town map of Wamuran, 1972
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