Glendale, Queensland

For the suburb in Toowoomba, see Glenvale, Queensland.

Glendale is a rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Glendale had a population of 600 people.

Glendale Queensland
Glendale
Coordinates	23.2458°S 150.4544°E / -23.2458; 150.4544
Population	600 (2021 census)
• Density	27.4/km2 (71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4711
Area	21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	11.0 km (7 mi) NNW of Parkhurst 20.3 km (13 mi) N of Rockhampton CBD 661 km (411 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Livingstone
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Glendale: Etna Creek Etna Creek Etna Creek Alton Downs Glendale Glenlee Glenlee Glenlee Glenlee

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by Etna Creek (the watercourse), to the south-west by the Fitzroy River, and to the south and south-east by Belmont Creek.

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, apart from two areas of rural residential housing, one in the west of the locality near the Fitzroy River and the other in the south-east of the locality along Belmont Creek.

History

Historically, the locality has been used for grazing, but, from the mid-1980s, there has been subdivision to create large lots for rural residential housing. Between 2008 and 2014, all of the Shire of Livingstone was part of the Rockhampton Region, until the Shire of Livingstone was reinstated following a vote of its residents.

2019 proposal to transfer to the Rockhampton Region

This section is an excerpt from Shire of Livingstone § 2019 proposal to transfer three localities.[edit]

In 2019, a proposal was put forward that the localities of Glenlee, Rockyview and Glendale (all within the Shire of Livingstone) should become part of the Rockhampton Region. The main rationales for the change were that these localities lay in the path of suburban growth to the north of Rockhampton and that the residents of these localities used the services and facilities within the Rockhampton Region rather than those of the Shire of Livingstone. The proposal highlighted the different planning priorities between the two local governments with Rockhampton Region wishing to develop more suburban housing and associated amenities with smaller land parcels, while the Shire of Livingstone preferred to have larger land parcels to retain its rural and rural residential character. Given the unpopularity of the forced 2008 amalgamation, there was suspicion among shire residents that the proposal was another attempt to achieve amalgamation through progressive loss of localities to the Rockhampton Region. Following a number of investigations and public consultations, it was decided in October 2022 not to change the local government boundaries.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glendale had a population of 614 people.

In the 2021 census, Glendale had a population of 600 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glendale. The nearest government primary school is Parkhurst State School in Parkhurst, Rockhampton, to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton, to the south-east.

Amenities

Sondra Lena Park is in Glendale Road (23.2437°S 150.4871°E / -23.2437; 150.4871 (Sondra Lena Park)). It was named after Constable Sondra Lena who was killed on 10 April 1992 when she was hit by a car at a roadblock during a search for a prison escapee.