Population 8,381 (2011 census) LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region | Postcode(s) 4500 Postal code 4500 | |
Weather 18°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 81% Humidity Location 22 km (14 mi) from Brisbane CBD | ||
Warner is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its local government area is the Moreton Bay Region 22 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. Warner is situated east of Lake Samsonvale and west of the urban localities of Strathpine, Brendale, Bray Park and Lawnton.
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Map of Warner QLD 4500, Australia
History
Warner is named after an early civilian surveyor James Warner.
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, and Warner still contains many rural properties.
Post-2000 establishments in Warner include the Warner Lakes housing estate on 206 hectares of land previously used for potato farming, and a retail and commerce estate on the corner of Samsonvale Road and Old North Road which is the location of the first financial institution established in Warner, The Bank of Queensland. 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:
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.