Glenleigh

{{for|the locality in the Shire of Livingstone|Glenlee, Queensland}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Glenleigh

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-25.0316|151.0650|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Glenleigh (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 39

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4630

| area = 88.7

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 24.5

| dir1 = SSW

| location1 = Monto

| dist2 = 148

| dir2 = NNW

| location2 = Gayndah

| dist3 = 184

| dir3 = S

| location3 = Gladstone

| dist4 = 195

| dir4 = W

| location4 = Bundaberg

| dist5 = 475

| dir5 = NNW

| location5 = Brisbane

| lga = North Burnett Region

| stategov = Callide

| fedgov = Flynn

| near-n = Coominglah Forest

| near-ne = Selene

| near-e = Kapaldo

| near-se = Abercorn

| near-s = Wuruma Dam

| near-sw = Wuruma Dam

| near-w = Coominglah Forest

| near-nw = Coominglah Forest

}}

Glenleigh is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45351|Glenleigh|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=28 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Glenleigh had a population of 39 people.

Geography

Selene State Forest is in the east of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=3 February 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

History

Euruga State School opened on 7 June 1932, but on 13 June 1932, it was renamed Aberfeldie State School. It was approx {{Convert|4|mi}} from Mulgeldie. In 1937, the school building was relocated and renamed Glen Leigh State School.{{cite news |date=17 June 1937 |title=LETTERS FROM OUR MAIL BAG |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151237173 |accessdate=4 February 2025 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=20,481}} It closed in December 1961.{{Cite QSA Agency|9022|Glen Leigh State School|4 February 2025

}}{{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}} It was located on the eastern corner of Glenleigh Road and Booths Road (approx {{Coord|-25.0421|151.0705|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Glen Leigh State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1939|title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m158-surv-control-1939.jpg|access-date=5 December 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 December 2021}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Glenleigh had a population of 33 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31176|name=Glenleigh (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Glenleigh had a population of 39 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31164|name=Glenleigh (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Glenleigh. The nearest government primary schools are Abercorn State School in neighbouring Abercorn to the south-east and Mulgildie State School in Mulgildie to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in Monto to the north. There is also a Catholic primary school in Monto.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=3 February 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Glenleigh

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

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