Wamuran is located west of the larger centre of Caboolture, and southeast of D'Aguilar.
In the north of Wamuran are several small sections of Beerburrum West State Forest.[8] Part of the south west boundary is marked by the Caboolture River.
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).[4]
Newlands Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed in 1927.[9][10]
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.[11][12] In 1949, tenders were called to relocate the former Cambroon State School building to Wamuran State School.[13]
St Martin's Anglican Church was dedicated on 7 November 1871 by Coadjutor Bishop John Hudson. Its closure was approved in August 1992.[14]
Wamuran Baptist Church opened in 1921.[15][16][17] It was built on land described as a "magnificent site" donated by Mr H. Behrens.[18]
In the 2011 census, the locality of Wamuran had a population of 2,850 people.[19]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,196 people.[20]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,374 people.[1]
Education
Wamuran State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1066-1086 D'Aguilar Highway (27°02′27″S 152°51′42″E / 27.0407°S 152.8618°E / -27.0407; 152.8618 (Wamuran State School)).[21][22] 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).[23]
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 Caboolture to the east.[24]
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^ a b"Proposed Locality Names and Boundaries: Bellmere / Corymbia / Greenstone / Lilywood / Rocksberg / Upper Caboolture / Wagtail Grove / Wamuran / Waraba" (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 2 December 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ a b"Locality Names and Boundaries: Bellmere / Corymbia / Greenstone / Lilywood / Rocksberg / Upper Caboolture / Wagtail Grove / Wamuran / Waraba" (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 14 April 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^"Caboolture (Healthy Land and Water) report card". Queensland Government WetlandInfo. 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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^"WAMURAN SCHOOL". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 972. Queensland, Australia. 13 April 1925. p. 9. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Advertising". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. No. 2374. Queensland, Australia. 16 December 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^"Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^"1921 Wamuran". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^"HOME MISSIONS". Daily Mail. No. 6014. Queensland, Australia. 17 September 1921. p. 8. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Baptist Association". The Telegraph. No. 14, 906. Queensland, Australia. 4 September 1920. p. 8. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wamuran (Caboolture Shire) (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2008.