Drinan, Queensland

Drinan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Drinan had a population of 170 people.[1]

Drinan
Queensland
Drinan
Coordinates25.0399°S 152.0191°E / -25.0399; 152.0191 (Drinan (centre of locality))
Population170 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.17/km2 (18.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Drinan:
Redhill Farms McIlwraith Delan
Skyring Reserve Drinan Delan
Wallaville Duingal Duingal

History

The locality took its name from the railway station name, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 4 September 1919, named after property owner Mr Drinan.[2]

Drinan Provisional School opened in February 1927. In 1954 it became Drinan State School. It closed in 1963.[3]

In the 2016 census Drinan had a population of 170 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Drinan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Drinan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44711)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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