Drinan, Queensland

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Drinan
Queensland
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Drinan
Coordinates 25°02′24″S152°01′09″E / 25.0399°S 152.0191°E / -25.0399; 152.0191 (Drinan (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 25°02′24″S152°01′09″E / 25.0399°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 zone AEST (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

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Drinan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 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