Pelican Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°37′14″S 150°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) | ||||||||||||||
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 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]
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.[3] It was on Burra Burri Creek Road (26°36′13″S 150°52′06″E / 26.6037°S 150.8684°E).[4][5]
In the 2016 census. Pelican had a population of 14 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Pelican had a population of 40 people.[1]
The Chinchilla–Wondai Road runs along the southern boundary.[7]