Delan is a mixed-use

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Bundaberg Region The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Delan had a population of 323 people.

Geography

The land use is a mixture of

rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block in New Zealand, or acreage living or rural residential in Australia) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held merely to ...

housing and agriculture, which is a mixture of

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

on native vegetation and crop growing.

History

The locality takes its name from the railway station name assigned by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...

on 6 January 1921 and is an Aboriginal word meaning ''possum''. Woodbine State School opened on 16 October 1922. It was renamed Berrembea State School in 1924. It closed in 1967. It was at 559 Berrembea Road ().

Demographics

In the , Delan had a population of 299 people. In the , Delan had a population of 323 people.

Education

There are no schools in Delan. The nearest government primary schools are: * Bullyard State School in neighbouring

Bullyard Bullyard is a small rural town and locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In , Bullyard had a population of 189 people. Geography Bullyard is located off the Bruce Highway in Central Queensland, approximately west of Bundaberg ...

to the north * Maroondan State School in neighbouring

Maroondan Maroondan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Maroondan had a population of 346 people. Geography The Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs through from east to west. History The locality takes i ...

to the north-west * McIlwraith State School in neighbouring McIlwraith to the west * Wallaville State School in

Wallaville Wallaville is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It is north of the state capital, Brisbane and south west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. In the , Wallaville had a population of 410 people. Geograp ...

to the south-west The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the west.

References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland