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Moore Location in Queensland
Population	296 (2016 census)
• Density	1.671/km2 (4.33/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4314
Area	177.1 km2 (68.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	25.6 km (16 mi) NNW of Toogoolawah 31.8 km (20 mi) WNW of Kilcoy 42.9 km (27 mi) N of Esk 58.2 km (36 mi) SE of Nanango, Queensland 139 km (86 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Somerset Region
County	Cavendish
Parish	Colinton
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal Division(s)	Blair
Localities around Moore: Taromeo Benarkin North Linville Sheep Station Creek Benarkin Moore Harlin Cherry Creek Colinton Colinton

Moore is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Moore had a population of 296 people.

Geography

Moore is situated at the base of the Balfour Range between Esk in the Brisbane River valley and Yarraman in the South Burnett. The Brisbane River passes through the locality from north to south passing to the east of the town centre. The D'Aguilar Highway runs from the south to the north-west of the locality. The western end of the locality is within the Benarkin State Forest.

In the town centre, there was a railway station on the Brisbane Valley railway line but that line is now closed.

History

Students of Moore State School, ca. 1915

The town was originally known as Stanley Gate and then as Mooretown. In July 1910 the town took the name of Moore from its railway station, which was named after John and William Moore, graziers of Colinton.

Moore Provisional School opened on 1 December 1904, becoming a state school in 1908. The school ceased operation on 31 December 2006 and was officially closed in December 2007. The school was sold for $77,000 in 2012.

Moore Post Office opened by September 1905 (a receiving office had been open from 1903).

Heritage listings

Moore has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• D'Aguilar Highway: Stonehouse

Education

There are no schools in Moore. The nearest primary schools are Linville State School in neighbouring Linville to the north, Benarkin State School in neighbouring Benarkin to the west and Harlin State School in neighbouring Harlin to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Toogoolawah State High School (to Year 12) in Toogoolawah to the south, Kilcoy State High School (to Year 12) in Kilcoy to the south-east, Yarraman State School (to Year 10) in Yarraman to the west, and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north-west.