Wainui, Queensland

Wainui is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Wainui had a population of 8 people.

Geography

Wainui is a relatively small locality sandwiched between the much larger localities of Bowenville to the north and east and Formartin to the south-west.
Oakey Creek enters the locality from the east and forms part of the north-eastern boundary of the locality, then flows west through the locality, exiting to the west to Bowenville.
The North Australian Pastoral Company operate a feedlot in the north-west of the locality. Apart from this, the land use is a mix of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.

In the, Wainui had "no people or a very low population".
In the, Wainui had a population of 8 people.

There are no schools in Wainui. The nearest government primary school is Bowenville State School in neighbouring Bowenville to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Dalby State High School in Dalby to the north-west. There are also non-government schools in Dalby and in Toowoomba and its suburbs.