Guanaba State School was established circa March 1930 using a school building relocated from the former Carrara State School in 1929.[3][4] It was officially opened on Arbor Day circa June 1930.[5][6] It closed circa 1942.[7]
The first polo club on the Gold Coast was established at Guanaba in 1974. Following the sale of the property in 2019, it became a private luxury resort.[8][9]
In 2005, the set for the fictional town of Ambrose in the 2005 horror film House of Wax was constructed in Gunanba off Hollindale Road.[10]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Guanaba recorded a population of 798 people, 49.6% female and 50.4% male.[11] The median age of the Guanaba near population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37. 74.1% of people living in Guanaba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.6%, Netherlands 1.5%, Germany 1.3%, Ireland 0.9%. 91.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% Mandarin, 0.8% Dutch, 0.6% German, 0.4% French, 0.4% Greek.[11]
In the 2016 census, Guanaba had a population of 793 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Guanaba had a population of 852 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Guanaba. The nearest government primary schools are:[13]
↑"GUANABA STATE SCHOOL". The Brisbane Courier. No.22, 503. Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1930. p.3. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
↑"SCHOOL OPENS". South Coast Bulletin. Vol.2, no.75. Queensland, Australia. 6 June 1930. p.7. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021– via National Library of Australia.
Coghill, Gloria A. (1998). 125 Years of schooling on the Coomera 1873-1998. G. Coghill. ISBN978-0-646-35838-3. — via State Library of Queensland — includes Coomera State School, Coomera Upper State School, Fern Hill State School, Guanaba State School, and Maudsland State School
