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Glan Devon, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°37′09″S 152°01′19″E / 26.6191°S 152.0219°E / -26.6191; 152.0219 (Glan Devon (centre of locality))
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Glan Devon
Queensland
Glan Devon is located in Queensland
Glan Devon
Glan Devon
Coordinates26°37′09″S 152°01′19″E / 26.6191°S 152.0219°E / -26.6191; 152.0219 (Glan Devon (centre of locality))
Population219 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4615
Area34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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.[3]

Geography

The locality is immediately north of the town of Nanango.[4]

Grindstone is a neighbourhood in the east of the locality (26°37′00″S 152°02′00″E / 26.6166°S 152.0333°E / -26.6166; 152.0333 (Grindstone (neighbourhood))).[5]

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Sandy Ridges) and exits to the south (Nanango).[4]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[4]

History

Grindstone Provisional School opened in 1907. On 1 January 1909, it became Grindstone State School. It closed in 1957.[6] It was located on the north side of Grindstone School Road (26°37′09″S 152°01′26″E / 26.6191°S 152.0238°E / -26.6191; 152.0238 (Grindstone State School (former))).[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glan Devon had a population of 248 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Glan Devon had a population of 219 people.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glan Devon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Glan Devon – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46219)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glan Devon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Grindstone – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 14900)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glan Devon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata