The town is in the centre of the locality. The Warwick-Yangan Road enters the locality from the west (Swan Creek) and terminates in the town. The Yangan-Killarney Road commences in the town and exits the locality to the south-east (Emu Vale).[4]
The locality is traversed by Swan Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River; it enters the locality from the north-east (Swanfels) and flows just south of the town and then exits to the south-west of the locality (Swan Creek).[4]
Sandstone is extracted from quarries south of the town.[5][6] Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
The district was known as Upper Swan Creek, but in 1887 took the name Yangan from its railway station. The name Yangan is reported to be an Aboriginal word meaning proceed or go away.[2]
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Swan Creek (No. 2) School opened on 27 May 1874. In 1878, it was renamed Swan Creek Upper State School. In 1887 it became Yangan State School.[7][8]
Yangan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 49A King Street (28°11′51″S152°12′56″E / 28.1976°S 152.2155°E / -28.1976; 152.2155 (Yangan State School)).[20][21] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 90 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 96 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[23]
There are no secondary schools in Yangan. The nearest government secondary schools are Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the west and Killarney State School (to Year 10) in Killarney to the south-east.[24]
^"Yangan". Anglican Parish of Warwick. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^"Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)