Djuan, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Djuan
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.1805°N 151.9102°W
Pop:93
Postcode:4352
Area:49.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:20.7
Dir1:NW
Location1:Crows Nest
Dist2:40.0
Dir2:N
Location2:Highfields
Dist3:52.5
Dir3:N
Location3:Toowoomba CBD
Dist4:171
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Coalbank
Near-Ne:Emu Creek
Near-E:Glenaven
Near-Se:Upper Pinelands
Near-S:Bergen
Near-Sw:Haden
Near-W:Doctor Creek
Near-Nw:Coalbank

Djuan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Djuan had a population of 93 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Great Dividing Range.[2]

History

The locality takes its name from an Aboriginal name for the grey forest possum.[1]

Djuan Provisional School opened on 14 November 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Djuan State School. It closed in 1969. It was on a 3acres site on the bend of Djuan Road .[3] [4] [5]

On 19 November 1901, a Methodist church opened in Djuan.[6]

Demographics

In the, Djuan had a population of 100 people.

In the, Djuan had a population of 93 people.

Education

There are no schools in Djuan. The nearest government primary school is Haden State School in neighbouring Haden to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest to the south-east and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. News: 13 April 1895 . LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . 24 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 8 . National Library of Australia . XXXVII . 8,177.
  4. Web site: 1935 . Parish of Djuan sheet 1 . 24 November 2024 . . Map . 23 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623083945/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-djuan-sh1-1935/original . live .
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse; Mountains and ranges . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  6. News: 30 November 1901. QUEENSLAND NEWS.. XLII. 7. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 6372. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 12 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .