Delan

Delan is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Delan had a population of 299.[1]

Delan
Queensland
Delan
Coordinates25.0166°S 152.0497°E / -25.0166; 152.0497
Population299 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.352/km2 (21.63/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Delan:
Maroondan Bullyard Bungadoo
McIlwraith Delan Bungadoo
Drinan Duingal Bungadoo

History

The locality takes its name from the railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 6 January 1921 and is an Aboriginal word meaning possum.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Delan (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. "Delan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44708)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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