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]
| Pelican Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Pelican | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°37′14″S 150°51′04″E / 26.6205°S 150.8511°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 40 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.40/km2 (1.05/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 99.1 km2 (38.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe 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).[4][5]
Demographics
editIn 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
editThe Chinchilla–Wondai Road runs along the southern boundary.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pelican (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Pelican – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47737)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pelican (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Pelican, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
Further reading
edit- Pelican State School (1983), Pelican State School 75th jubilee 1908-1983, The School
- A short history of Pelican District, Chinchilla News, 1958