| Type: | suburb |
| Pelican | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.6205°N 150.8511°W |
| Pop: | 40 |
| Postcode: | 4413 |
| Area: | 99.1 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Western Downs Region |
| Stategov: | Callide |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Fairyland |
| Near-Ne: | Canaga |
| Near-E: | Canaga |
| Near-Se: | Canaga |
| Near-S: | Canaga |
| Near-Sw: | Burncluith |
| Near-W: | Burncluith |
| Near-Nw: | Burncluith |
Pelican is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pelican had a population of 40 people.
The locality is named after Pelican Station, a pastoral run operated by James Ivory in the early 1850s. It is assumed that pelicans were seen at times on nearby Pelican Lagoon.[1]
Pelican Provisional School opened on 22 June 1908, becoming Pelican State School on 1 January 1909, closing about June 1932. It reopened in December 1940, closing in 1986. It was on Burra Burri Creek Road .[2]
In the . Pelican had a population of 14 people.
In the, Pelican had a population of 40 people.
The Chinchilla–Wondai Road runs along the southern boundary.[3]
