Delan
Queensland
Delan is located in Queensland
Delan
Delan
Coordinates25°01′00″S 152°02′59″E / 25.0166°S 152.0497°E / -25.0166; 152.0497 (Delan (centre of locality))
Population323 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4671
Area32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Delan:
Maroondan Bullyard Bungadoo
McIlwraith Delan Bungadoo
Drinan Duingal Bungadoo

Delan is a mixed-use locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Delan had a population of 323 people.[3]

Geography

The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing and agriculture, which is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from the railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 6 January 1921 and is an Aboriginal word meaning possum.[2]

Woodbine State School opened on 16 October 1922. It was renamed Berrembea State School in 1924. It closed in 1967.[5] It was at 559 Berrembea Road (25°01′39″S 152°02′26″E / 25.02739°S 152.04050°E / -25.02739; 152.04050 (Berrembea State School (former))).[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Delan had a population of 299 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Delan had a population of 323 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Delan. The nearest government primary schools are:[4]

  • Bullyard State School in neighbouring Bullyard to the north
  • Maroondan State School in neighbouring Maroondan to the north-west
  • McIlwraith State School in neighbouring McIlwraith to the west
  • Wallaville State School in Wallaville to the south-west

The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the west.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Delan (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. 1 2 "Delan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44708)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Delan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Delan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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