Glen Echo is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glen Echo had a population of 49 people.[1]

Glen Echo
Queensland
Glen Echo is located in Queensland
Glen Echo
Glen Echo
Coordinates25°54′50″S 152°24′14″E / 25.9138°S 152.4038°E / -25.9138; 152.4038 (Glen Echo (centre of locality))
Population49 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.606/km2 (1.569/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Glen Echo:
Marodian Mount Urah Munna Creek
Woolooga Glen Echo Munna Creek
Woolooga Miva Miva

Geography

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Sugar Loaf Mountain is in the far north of the locality (25°52′04″S 152°23′53″E / 25.8677°S 152.3980°E / -25.8677; 152.3980 (Sugar Loaf Mountain)) 415 metres (1,362 ft).[3][4]

History

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A bridge crossing Munna Creek was washed away in 1933, and a temporary crossing provided by Councillor Sauer until a new bridge was built.[5][6][7] In early 1935 a new bridge was opened with 300 people present for the event. The bridge was named Sauer's Bridge as a recognition of Councillor W. Sauer's war services and his efforts to have the bridge constructed.[8][9][10] The bridge has since been replaced by a cement bridge.[10]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Glen Echo had a population of 31 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Glen Echo had a population of 49 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Echo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Glen Echo – locality in Gympie Region (entry 47775)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Sugar Loaf Mountain – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 32736)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "WATER RAN IN STREETS". The Courier-mail. No. 41. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "MUNNA CREEK BRIDGE". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 658. Queensland, Australia. 4 November 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "TIARO SHIRE". The Week. Vol. CXIV, no. 3, 047. Queensland, Australia. 16 May 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "SAUER BRIDGE". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 20, 120. Queensland, Australia. 21 January 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "COUNTRY INTERESTS: SPORT: FOUNDATION DAY: RESCUE". The Courier-mail. No. 442. Queensland, Australia. 28 January 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b Fraser Coast Libraries Local History Blog (18 March 2018). "Sauer's Bridge over Munna creek named in honour of War Services". Fraser Coast Regional Council Libraries. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glen Echo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.