Aramara, Queensland

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Aramara
Queensland
Aramara is located in Queensland
Aramara
Aramara
Coordinates25°36′41″S 152°19′17″E / 25.6113°S 152.3213°E / -25.6113; 152.3213 (Aramara (town centre))Coordinates: 25°36′41″S 152°19′17″E / 25.6113°S 152.3213°E / -25.6113; 152.3213 (Aramara (town centre))
Population57 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.738/km2 (1.912/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4620
Area77.2 km2 (29.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Maryborough
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Aramara:
North Aramara Doongul Gungaloon
Brooweena Aramara Thinoomba
Brooweena Woocoo Woocoo

Aramara is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Aramara had a population of 57 people.[1]

History[]

The town's name is a Kabi language word Ooramara or Yuramurra, meaning many spotted gum trees (Eucalyptus maculata).[2]

Aramara Provisional School opened on 23 January 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Aramara State School. It closed on 19 May 1967.[4]

In the 2016 census the locality of Aramara had a population of 57 people.[1]

Road infrastructure[]

The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) runs through from east to west.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Aramara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Aramara – town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Aramara – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46624)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Aramara, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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