Warner, Queensland

Warner is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the, Warner had a population of 12,264 people.

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.

History
Warner is named after an early civilian surveyor James Warner.

Warner State School building was completed on Friday 7 April 1876 with delays finding a teacher. It opened in June 1876 with 28 students having enrolled by December 1876. It celebrated its golden jubilee on 25 June 1926. It closed circa 1939. It was on the south-western corner of South Pine Road and Old North Road (now 2 Coorparoo Road, -27.3255°N, 152.9623°W).

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, and a retail and commerce estate on the corner of Samsonvale Road and Old North Road. Roads have 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, 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.

In the, Warner had a population of 11,411 people.

In the, Warner had a population of 12,264 people.

Education
There are no schools in Warner. The nearest government primary schools are Bray Park State School in neighbouring Bray Park to the north-east, Strathpine West State School in neighbouring Strathpine to the east, and Eatons Hill State School in neighbouring Eatons Hill to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Bray Park State High School in Bray Park and Albany Creek State High School in Albany Creek to the south-east.

Other schools in surrounding suburbs include:


 * Strathpine State School (primary), Strathpine
 * Holy Spirit Catholic School (primary), Bray Park
 * Genesis Christian College (primary and secondary), Bray Park
 * Pine Rivers Special School (primary and secondary), Lawnton
 * Pine Rivers State High School (secondary), Strathpine

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

There are a number of parks in the area, including:


 * Banksia Park (-27.329°N, 152.9411°W)
 * Frank Nichols Reserve (-27.3176°N, 152.9377°W)
 * Hasen Park (-27.3154°N, 152.9418°W)
 * John H Walker Reserve (-27.327°N, 152.9473°W)
 * John Hill Park (-27.3005°N, 152.9538°W)
 * Justin Somers Reserve (-27.3006°N, 152.9457°W)