Wamuran Basin, Queensland

Suburb of City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

27°02′57″S 152°49′22″E / 27.0491°S 152.8227°E / -27.0491; 152.8227 (Wamuran Basin (centre of locality))Population199 (2021 census)^[1] • Density18.77/km² (48.6/sq mi)Postcode(s)4512Area10.6 km² (4.1 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

16.0 km (10 mi) NW of Caboolture
64.5 km (40 mi) NNW of Brisbane CBD

LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay 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 City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 199 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]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 130 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 199 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wamuran Basin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Wamuran Basin – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45475)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "WAMURAN,". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 811. Queensland, Australia. 22 December 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wamuran Basin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.