Pelican, Queensland

Pelican
Queensland
Pelican is located in Queensland
Pelican
Pelican
Coordinates26°37′14″S 150°51′04″E / 26.6205°S 150.8511°E / -26.6205; 150.8511 (Pelican (centre of locality))
Population40 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.40/km2 (1.05/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413
Area99.1 km2 (38.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Pelican:
Burncluith Fairyland Canaga
Burncluith Pelican Canaga
Burncluith Canaga Canaga

Pelican is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Pelican had a population of 40 people.[1]

History

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.[2]

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.[3] It was on Burra Burri Creek Road (26°36′13″S 150°52′06″E / 26.6037°S 150.8684°E / -26.6037; 150.8684 (Pelican State School (former))).[4][5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census. Pelican had a population of 14 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Pelican had a population of 40 people.[1]

Road infrastructure

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road runs along the southern boundary.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pelican (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Pelican – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47737)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pelican (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Pelican, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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