Delan is a mixed-use

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in the

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

Geography

The land use is a mixture of

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housing and agriculture, which is a mixture of

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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. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger t ...

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 to the north * Maroondan State School in neighbouring Maroondan 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 , the locality of Wallaville had a population of 363 p ...

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