Djuan is a rural
locality
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Toowoomba Region
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Djuan had a population of 93 people.
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the west by the Great Dividing Range
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History
The locality takes its name from an Aboriginal name for the grey forest possum.[
Djuan Provisional School opened on 14 November 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Djuan State School. It closed in 1969.]
Demographics
In the , Djuan had a population of 100 people.
Education
There are no schools in Djuan. The nearest government primary school is Haden State School in neighbouring Haden to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest to the south-east and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.
References
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Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland