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]
In the 2011 census, Guanaba recorded a population of 798 people, 49.6% female and 50.4% male.[8] The median age of the Guanaba 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.[8]
In the 2016 census, Guanaba had a population of 793 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Guanaba had a population of 852 people.[1]
^"CARRARA STATE SCHOOL". South Coast Bulletin. Vol. 4, no. 197. Queensland, Australia. 30 September 1932. p. 10. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021 – 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; Coomera State School (1998). 125 Years of schooling on the Coomera 1873-1998. G. Coghill. ISBN978-0-646-35838-3.—includes Guanaba State School
