</s> ▁W ore e ▁is ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁C air ns ▁in ▁the ▁C air ns ▁Region , ▁Queensland , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁ 4 3 7 2 ▁people . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Bruce ▁Highway ▁passes ▁through ▁W ore e . ▁From ▁W ore e ▁to ▁Br is b ane ▁is ▁ 1 , 6 7 7   km ▁via ▁the ▁Bruce ▁Highway . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁sub urb ▁name ▁W ore e ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁Y id in ji ▁Ab original ▁traditional ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁inner - n orth , ▁inner - n orth ▁west ▁and ▁south ▁C air ns ▁region ▁areas ▁from ▁the ▁Y id iny ▁language , ▁meaning ▁' pic can in ny ' ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁persons ▁near ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁water ways . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Queensland ▁Rail ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Four ▁M ile ▁and ▁P ry ns ▁Station . ▁ ▁W ore e ▁State ▁School ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁closed ▁circa ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁its ▁buildings ▁which ▁were ▁re located ▁to ▁H ollow ay ' s ▁Beach ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁school ▁there ▁( which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ). ▁The ▁present ▁W ore e ▁State ▁School ▁opened