Djuan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Djuan had a population of 93 people.[1]
Djuan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°10′50″S 151°54′37″E / 27.1805°S 151.9102°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 93 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.890/km2 (4.896/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe locality takes its name from an Aboriginal name for the grey forest possum.[2]
Djuan Provisional School opened on 14 November 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Djuan State School. It closed in 1969.[3]
On 19 November 1901, a Methodist church opened in Djuan.[4]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Djuan had a population of 100 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Djuan had a population of 93 people.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Djuan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Djuan – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49187)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "QUEENSLAND NEWS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLII, no. 6372. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1901. p. 7. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Djuan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.