Delan Explained

Type:suburb
Delan
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.0166°N 152.0497°W
Pop:323
Postcode:4671
Area:32.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.1
Dir1:E
Location1:Gin Gin
Dist2:42.8
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Bundaberg CBD
Dist3:376
Dir3:N
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Bullyard
Near-Ne:Bungadoo
Near-E:Bungadoo
Near-Se:Bungadoo
Near-S:Duingal
Near-Sw:Drinan
Near-W:McIlwraith
Near-Nw:Maroondan

Delan is a mixed-use locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Delan had a population of 323 people.

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.

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.[1]

Woodbine State School opened on 16 October 1922. It was renamed Berrembea State School in 1924. It closed in 1967. It was at 559 Berrembea Road .[2]

Demographics

In the, Delan had a population of 299 people.

In the, Delan had a population of 323 people.

Education

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

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

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2017.
  2. Web site: 1952 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157 . 19 July 2023 . . Map.