| Pelican Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Pelican | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°37′14″S150°51′04″E / 26.6205°S 150.8511°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 40 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.40/km2 (1.05/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 99.1 km2 (38.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Pelican is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Pelican had a population of 40 people. [1]
The locality is bounded to the south by Charleys Creek and the Chinchilla - Wondai Road. [3] [4] [5]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [6]
The locality is named after Pelican Station, a pastoral run operated by James Ivory in the early 1850s. It is assumed that pelicans were seen at times on nearby Pelican Lagoon. [2] [7]
Pelican Provisional School opened on 22 June 1908, becoming Pelican State School on 1 January 1909, closing about June 1932. It reopened in December 1940, closing in 1986. [8] It was on Burra Burri Creek Road ( 26°36′13″S150°52′06″E / 26.6037°S 150.8684°E ). [9] [10]
In the 2016 census. Pelican had a population of 14 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Pelican had a population of 40 people. [1]
There are no schools in Pelican. The nearest government primary schools are Burra Burri State School in Burra Burri to the north-east, Brigalow State School in Brigalow to the south, and Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Chinchilla State High School, also in Chinchilla. [12]
