Glan Devon, Queensland

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Glan Devon
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Glan Devon
Coordinates 26°37′09″S152°01′19″E / 26.6191°S 152.0219°E / -26.6191; 152.0219 (Glan Devon (centre of locality))
Population219 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density6.329/km2 (16.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4615
Area34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Glan Devon:
Booie Sandy Ridges Runnymede
Booie Glan Devon Bullcamp
Barker Creek Flat Nanango East Nanango

Glan Devon is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Glan Devon had a population of 219 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is immediately north of the town of Nanango. [3]

Grindstone is a neighbourhood in the east of the locality ( 26°37′00″S152°02′00″E / 26.6166°S 152.0333°E / -26.6166; 152.0333 (Grindstone (neighbourhood)) ). [4]

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Sandy Ridges) and exits to the south (Nanango). [3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [3]

History

Grindstone Provisional School opened in 1907. [5] [6] [7] On 1 January 1909, it became Grindstone State School. It closed in 1957. [8] It was located on the north side of Grindstone School Road ( 26°37′09″S152°01′26″E / 26.6191°S 152.0238°E / -26.6191; 152.0238 (Grindstone State School (former)) ). [9] The name may have been inspired a local waterhole in the shape of a grindstone. [10]

A sawmill opened near Grindstone in February 1912. [11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glan Devon had a population of 248 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, Glan Devon had a population of 219 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Glan Devon. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Nanango State School and Nanango State High School, both in neighbouring Nanango to the south. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glan Devon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Glan Devon – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46219)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Grindstone – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 14900)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LXIII, no. 15, 261. Queensland, Australia. 10 December 1906. p. 4. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LXIII, no. 15, 266. Queensland, Australia. 15 December 1906. p. 8. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Public Works". The Telegraph . No. 10, 650. Queensland, Australia. 5 January 1907. p. 8 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "NANANGO PRIZE LETTER". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser . No. 11, 239. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1909. p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "THE TIMBER INDUSTRY". The Nanango News . No. 630. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1912. p. 4. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glan Devon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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