Miara, Queensland


Miara is a rural town and coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Miara had a population of 28 people.

Geography

Yandaran Creek forms the south-eastern boundary, and the Coral Sea the north-eastern.

History

The town's name is believed to be an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language meaning wild woman.
The town site was surveyed in 1884.
In 1887, of land was reserved for a pilot station on the Coral Sea coast just north of the mouth of the Kolan River.
Tenders were called in 1898 to construct a school building. Miara Provisional School opened circa 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Miara State School. It closed circa 1922. It was on the southern corner in a bend in Miara Road.

Demographics

In the, the locality of Miara had a population of 38 people.
In the, the locality of Miara had a population of 28 people.

Education

There are no schools in Miara. The nearest government primary school is Yandaran State School in neighbouring Yandaran to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school in Rosedale State School in Rosedale to the west.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp on the north bank of Kolan River. It is managed by the Bundaberg Regional Council.