Glenleigh is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glenleigh had a population of 39 people.[1]

Glenleigh
Queensland
Glenleigh is located in Queensland
Glenleigh
Glenleigh
Coordinates25°01′54″S 151°03′54″E / 25.0316°S 151.0650°E / -25.0316; 151.0650 (Glenleigh (centre of locality))
Population39 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.440/km2 (1.139/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area88.7 km2 (34.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Glenleigh:
Coominglah Forest Coominglah Forest Selene
Coominglah Forest Glenleigh Kapaldo
Wuruma Dam Wuruma Dam Abercorn

History

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Glen Leigh State School opened on 27 September 1937 and closed in December 1961.[3] It was located on the eastern corner of Glenleigh Road and Booths Road (approx 25°02′32″S 151°04′14″E / 25.0421°S 151.0705°E / -25.0421; 151.0705 (Glen Leigh State School (former))).[4][5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Glenleigh had a population of 33 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Glenleigh had a population of 39 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenleigh (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Glenleigh – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45351)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  

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