Glen Boughton

Glen Boughton Queensland
On Hamilton Road looking east, Glen Boughton, 2018
Glen Boughton
Coordinates	16°56′42″S145°49′25″E / 16.945°S 145.8236°E / -16.945; 145.8236 (Glen Boughton (centre of locality))
Population	19 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	3.39/km2 (8.79/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	35.2 km (22 mi) SE of Cairns City 346 km (215 mi) N of Townsville 1,678 km (1,043 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cairns Region
State electorate(s)	Mulgrave
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Glen Boughton: East Trinity East Trinity East Trinity East Trinity Glen Boughton East Trinity East Trinity East Trinity East Trinity

Glen Boughton is a rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Glen Boughton had a population of 19 people. ^[1]

Geography

Henry MacDonnell Bridge over Hills Creek on Hamilton Road, Glen Boughton, 2018

Contrary to the Queensland Government's usual guidelines on locality boundaries, Glen Boughton is a locality entirely within another locality (East Trinity). ^[3]

The locality is entirely freehold land with approximately half of it developed. The western part of the locality the land is flat (almost at sea level) and is used for farming, predominantly sugarcane. The eastern part of the locality is mountainous rising to approximately 400 metres at the eastern boundary (the Murray Prior Range); ^[4] it is undeveloped land. ^[5]

Hills Creek flows from east to west through the locality and after passing through East Trinity has its mouth at the Trinity Inlet. ^[5]

Although Cairns City is only 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) NW from Glen Boughton, the road distance between them is 35.2 kilometres (21.9 mi) via Gordonvale as there are no bridges over the Trinity Inlet. ^[6]

History

Glen Boughton dairy farm, circa 1890. The man in the deck chair may be John Hill.

By 1887, Messrs Clayton and John Hill had established a farm called Glen Boughton Estate raising cattle on cultivated grasses and were obtaining dairy cows as Cairns was experiencing increased demand for milk and butter. ^[7] Their original plan was to grow sugarcane but changes in legislation about the use of Kanaka workers meant they decided to switch to dairying. ^[8] In 1888 the Glen Boughton farm consisted of 110 acres (45 ha) of which 260 acres (110 ha) were cleared with 120 acres being let to a Chinese gardener. They were experimenting with various kinds of fodder crop to see which was most productive on their land. ^{[9] [10]} Clayton appears to have left the farm to the sole owernship of John Hill by 1900; John Hill and his wife Mary Jane continued the farm until both had died (1933 and 1948 respectively). ^{[8] [11]}

On 11 February 1989, the locality was established and named after the Glen Boughton Estate. ^{[2] [12]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glen Boughton had a population of 28 people. ^[13]

In the 2021 census, Glen Boughton had a population of 19 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Glen Boughton. The nearest government primary schools are Gordonvale State School in Gordonvale to the south and Yarrabah State School in Yarrabah to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Gordonvale State High School (to Year 12) in Gordonvale and Yarrabah State School (to Year 10).

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Boughton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Glen Boughton – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48650)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "How places are named: Defining boundaries and extent: Locality boundaries". Queensland Government. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
4. "Murray Prior Range – mountain range in Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire (entry 23615)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 March 2018.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 14 March 2018.
6. "From Cairns City to Glen Boughton". Google Maps . Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
7. "Local Items". Cairns Post . Vol. V, no. 233. Queensland, Australia. 30 July 1887. p. 2. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2018– via National Library of Australia.
8. "FAR NORTHERN PIONEER". The Northern Herald . Vol. LXXX, no. 1033. Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1933. p. 7. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2018– via National Library of Australia.
9. "Dairy Farming in Cairns". Cairns Post . Vol. V, no. 292. Queensland, Australia. 29 February 1888. p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2018– via National Library of Australia.
10. "PRODUCING INTERESTS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LXI, no. 14, 649. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1904. p. 15. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2018– via National Library of Australia.
11. "OBITUARY. MBS. MARY JANE HULL". Cairns Post . No. 14, 453. Queensland, Australia. 1 July 1948. p. 5. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2018– via National Library of Australia.
12. "Item ID3410384, Queensland Place Names Act 1988 - Approval of a Place Name. - Mr W.H. Glasson". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 12 September 2020.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glen Boughton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

Media related to Glen Boughton, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons