Warner, Queensland

Warner is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Warner had a population of 11,411 people.[1]

Warner
Queensland
Population11,411 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,077/km2 (2,788/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4500
Area10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Location22 km (14 mi) from Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Warner:
Cashmere Joyner Bray Park
Cashmere Warner Strathpine
Cashmere Eatons Hill Brendale

Geography

Warner is approximately 10.6 square kilometres. Warner is located southeast of Lake Samsonvale and west of the urban localities of Strathpine, Brendale, Bray Park and Lawnton.[3]

History

Warner is named after an early civilian surveyor James Warner.[4]

The predominant style of development in this community is Park Residential, however, new urban developments are occurring in this area. Warner has recently undergone refurbishment from rural land usage to urban. Prior to this, the predominant use of the land was rural.

Post-2000 establishments in Warner include the Warner Lakes housing estate on 206 hectares of land previously used for potato farming and a quarry,[5] and a retail and commerce estate on the corner of Samsonvale Road and Old North Road. Roads have recently been upgraded in parts of Warner, which now includes seven sets of traffic lights. Further development to the area has led to the inclusion of a McDonald's, Subway, KFC, Warner Chinese Restaurant and The Warner Tavern.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Warner recorded a population of 8,381 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male.

The median age of the Warner population was 30 years, 7 years below the national median of 37.

77.1% of people living in Warner were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.8%, England 4.6%, South Africa 2.4%, Philippines 1.3%, Fiji 0.9%.

90.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Hindi, 0.8% Afrikaans, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.3% Filipino, 0.3% Spanish.

Education

Schools surrounding the Warner suburb include:

Amenities

The Moreton Bay Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Pendicup Community Centre on Samsonvale Road.[7]

Transport

Bray Park railway station and Strathpine railway station both very near to the suburb of Warner, provide access throughout Moreton Bay Region, Caboolture, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warner (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Warner - suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45476)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. "Pine Rivers other historical topics - Early Surveying". Moreton Bay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  5. "Proposed development and construction of housing for Defence Warner, Brisbane, Queensland" (PDF). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. "Pine Rivers Special School". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. "Mobile Library". Moreton Bay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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