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Djuan, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°10′50″S 151°54′37″E / 27.1805°S 151.9102°E / -27.1805; 151.9102 (Djuan (centre of locality))
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Djuan
Queensland
Djuan is located in Queensland
Djuan
Djuan
Coordinates27°10′50″S 151°54′37″E / 27.1805°S 151.9102°E / -27.1805; 151.9102 (Djuan (centre of locality))
Population93 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.890/km2 (4.896/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Djuan:
Coalbank Coalbank Emu Creek
Doctor Creek Djuan Glenaven
Haden Bergen Upper Pinelands

Djuan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Djuan had a population of 93 people.[1]

History

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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]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Djuan had a population of 100 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Djuan had a population of 93 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Djuan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Djuan – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49187)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Djuan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata