:Glass House Mountains, Queensland

The town also has a train station and a railway line that runs northwards towards Northern Queensland and southwards to Brisbane. The Bruce Highway runs along the locality's eastern border.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=17 December 2021}} Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) passes through from south to north.{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Glass+House+Mountains+QLD+4518/@-26.9026331,152.8572202,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b938ecfebdb81e1:0x502a35af3deaa40!8m2!3d-26.9004699!4d152.955404 |access-date=31 October 2022 |title=Glass House Mountains}}

File:Advertising land sale in Glass House Mountains under the title "Pineapple Farms Beerwah", 1903.jpg

Land around the Glass House Mountains railway station was auctioned by the Queensland Government on Wednesday 28 October 1903. Most of the lots were about {{Convert|5|acre}} intended for pineapple farms. The land was in the vicinity of the present-day town centre with Saraha Road, Buzaki Road, and Coonowrin Road shown (but unnamed) on the map provided. The district was referred to as Beerwah as it was within the parish of Beerwah (and not the present-day town of that same name).{{cite news |date=27 October 1903 |title=Advertising |page=8 |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=9,652 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174841647 |accessdate=27 January 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Glass Mountains Provisional School opened on 17 April 1906, but closed in 1907 due to low student numbers. It reopened as Glass Mountains State School on 31 October 1910. It was renamed Glass House Mountains State School in 1917, but returned to the name Glass Mountains State School in 1923. In 1935, it was renamed Glass House Mountains State School.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

All Saints' Anglican church was dedicated on 19 February 1939 by Archbishop William Wand.{{cite news|date=20 February 1939|title=Archbishop Dedicates New Anglican Church at Glasshouse Mountains|page=14 (CITY FINAL)|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188015405|access-date=12 April 2019|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216215709/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188015405|url-status=live}} It closed circa 1993.{{Cite web|title=Closed Anglican Churches|url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|archive-date=3 April 2019|access-date=29 June 2020|website=Anglican Church South Queensland}} The church building was sold for removal.{{Cite web|title=Parish profile|url=https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Caloundra-Glasshouse-Parish-Profile-May-2020.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924233533/https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Caloundra-Glasshouse-Parish-Profile-May-2020.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2020|access-date=25 September 2020|website=The Anglican Parish of Caloundra-Glasshouse Country|pages=3–4}}

Glasshouse Country Uniting Church opened its church at Beerwah on 16 December 2000. It was a result of the merger of the Glasshouse Uniting Church, Beerwah Uniting Church, Landsborough Uniting Church and Mooloolah Uniting Church.{{Cite web|title=Glasshouse Country Uniting Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/1623-glasshouse-country-uniting-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828062901/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/1623-glasshouse-country-uniting-church}}

In August 2011, the remains of 13 year old Daniel Morcombe were found at Kings Road in Glass House Mountains. Morcombe had been missing, presumed murdered, since 2003 and his disappearance sparked a massive police investigation including a $1M reward.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/search-for-daniel-morcombe-goes-on-despite-wet-weather-setting-in/story-e6frfkvr-1226119112290|title=Bones found at Daniel Morcombe search site|last=Shorten|first=Kristin|date=21 August 2011|work=news.com.au|access-date=21 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821223350/http://www.news.com.au/national/search-for-daniel-morcombe-goes-on-despite-wet-weather-setting-in/story-e6frfkvr-1226119112290|archive-date=21 August 2011|url-status=live}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Glass House Mountains had a population of 5,065 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31149|name=Glass House Mountains (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=16 October 2017 }}.

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Glass House Mountains had a population of 5,601 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31137|name=Glass House Mountains (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Glass House Mountains has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 1998 Old Gympie Road: Bankfoot House{{cite QHR|23750|Bankfoot House|602702|access-date=14 July 2013}}
• Barrs Road: Glass House Mountains National Park and Beerburrum Forest Reserve{{cite QHR|19618|Glass House Mountains National Park and Beerburrum Forest Reserve 1|602494|access-date=14 July 2013}}

Glass House Mountains State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 58 Coonowrin Road ({{coord|-26.9055|152.9494|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Glass House Mountains State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018}}{{Cite web|title=Glass House Mountains State School|url=https://glasshousemountainsss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live|access-date=17 December 2021|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105203220/https://glasshousemountainsss.eq.edu.au/}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 398 students with 26 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 391 students with 28 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}

There is no secondary school in Glass House Mountains. The nearest government secondary school is Beerwah State High School in neighbouring Beerwah to the north.

Glass House Mountains Community Hall is at 8 Coonowrin Road ({{Coord|-26.9000|152.9553|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Glass House Mountains Community Hall}}).{{Cite web|date=2017-05-12|title=Glass House Mountains Community Hall|url=http://sunshinecoastcommunityhalls.com/community-halls/glass-house-mountains-community-hall/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Sunshine Coast Community Halls|language=en-AU|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824232048/http://sunshinecoastcommunityhalls.com/community-halls/glass-house-mountains-community-hall/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-28|title=Community halls directory|url=https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Living-and-Community/Community-Facilities/Community-Halls-Directory|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Sunshine Coast Regional Council|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824215322/https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Living-and-Community/Community-Facilities/Community-Halls-Directory}}

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Community Hall.{{Cite web|url=https://library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/About-Libraries/Mobile-Libraries/Mobile-Timetable|title=Libraries: Mobile timetable|website=Sunshine Coast Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130121415/https://library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/About-Libraries/Mobile-Libraries/Mobile-Timetable|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018}}

Cornerstone Church meets at the Community Hall.{{Cite web|title=Cornerstone|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/churches/cornerstone/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821020228/https://wesleyan.org.au/churches/cornerstone/}} It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.{{Cite web|title=South Queensland|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821020136/https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|archive-date=21 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU}}

The original European farmers that settled in the area brought soccer with them, and it has remained a popular local sport. The soccer grounds were built mostly using resources donated by farmers.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

The area was also used as a filming location for the Australian movie Sinbad and the Minotaur, with Mount Coonowrin (Crookneck), Mount Beerwah, Mount Tibrogargan and Mount Ngungun being shown predominantly throughout the movie.{{Cite web|publisher=IMDb$5|title=Sinbad and the Minotaur (TV Movie 2011) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1577065/locations|access-date=2021-12-16|archive-date=19 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219161747/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1577065/locations|url-status=live}}

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• {{cite web|title=Glass House Mountains|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/glass-house-mountains|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
• {{cite web|date=1975|title=Town map of Glass House Mountains|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-glass-house-mountains-1975.jpg|publisher=Queensland Government}}

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