Drinan is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Drinan had a population of 135 people.

History

The locality took its name from the railway station name, assigned by the

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on 4 September 1919, named after property owner Mr Drinan. Drinan Provisional School opened in February 1927. In 1954, it became Drinan State School. It closed in 1963. It was on a site on Berrembea Road to the south-east of the railway station ().

Demographics

In the , Drinan had a population of 170 people. In the , Drinan had a population of 135 people.

Education

There are no schools in Drinan. The nearest government primary schools are Wallaville State School in neighbouring

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to the south-west, Gin Gin State School in Gin Gin to the north-west, and McIlwraith State School in neighbouring McIlwraith to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School to the north-west.

References

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