Glenrae, Queensland

Suburb of North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

25°38′39″S 151°22′14″E / 25.6441°S 151.3705°E / -25.6441; 151.3705 (Glenrae (centre of locality))Population63 (2021 census)^[1] • Density0.599/km² (1.553/sq mi)Postcode(s)4626Area105.1 km² (40.6 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

10.3 km (6 mi) SSE of Mundubbera
39.7 km (25 mi) W of Gayndah
187 km (116 mi) SW of Bundaberg
371 km (231 mi) NW of Brisbane

LGA(s)North Burnett RegionState electorate(s)Callide Federal division(s)Flynn

Suburbs around Glenrae:
Mundubbera	Philpott	Humphery
Boynewood	Glenrae	Deep Creek
Derri Derra	Old Cooranga	Pile Gully

Glenrae is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Glenrae had a population of 63 people.^[1]

History

Glenrae State School (sometimes called Glen Rae State School) opened on 16 March 1914 and closed on 1963.^[3] It was on the north-west corner of the junction of Glenrae Dip Road and Back Glenrae Road (approx 25°39′14″S 151°20′46″E / 25.65384°S 151.34604°E / -25.65384; 151.34604 (Glenrae State School (former))).^[4]^[5]^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Glenrae had a population of 83 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Glenrae had a population of 63 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Glenrae. The nearest government primary school are Boynewood State School in neighbouring Boynewood to the west and Mundubbera State College in neighbouring Mundubbera to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mundubbera State College (to Year 10) and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the east.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenrae (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Glenrae – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45352)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "County of Mackenzie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenrae (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2024.