Djuan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Djuan had a population of 100 people.[1]
| Djuan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Djuan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°10′50″S 151°54′37″E / 27.1805°S 151.9102°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 100 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.3/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 edit
The 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]
In the 2016 census Djuan had a population of 100 people.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Djuan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
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