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))
Population14 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.141/km2 (0.366/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 2016 census Pelican had a population of 14 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]

In the 2016 census Pelican had a population of 14 people.[1]

Road infrastructure

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road runs along the southern boundary.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pelican (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "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. Pelican, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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