Glen Echo, Queensland

Glen Echo Queensland
Glen Echo
Coordinates	25°54′50″S152°24′14″E / 25.9138°S 152.4038°E / -25.9138; 152.4038 (Glen Echo (centre of locality))
Population	49 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.606/km2 (1.569/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (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

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]

Geography

Sugar Loaf Mountain is in the far north of the locality ( 25°52′04″S152°23′53″E / 25.8677°S 152.3980°E / -25.8677; 152.3980 (Sugar Loaf Mountain) ) 415 metres (1,362 ft). ^{[3] [4]}

History

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 ^{[8] [9] [10]} The bridge has since been replaced by a cement bridge.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

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

1. 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. 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.