Glen Esk, Queensland

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Glen Esk
Queensland
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Glen Esk
Coordinates 27°13′24″S152°27′19″E / 27.2233°S 152.4552°E / -27.2233; 152.4552 (Glen Esk (centre of locality))
Population55 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.030/km2 (5.26/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4312
Area27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Glen Esk:
Esk Murrumba Lake Wivenhoe
Esk Glen Esk Lake Wivenhoe
Esk Esk Moombra

Glen Esk is a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Glen Esk had a population of 55 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is on the western side of Lake Wivenhoe created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the Brisbane River, although the lake and its shoreline are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe. [3]

The terrain is mountainous in the north of the locality with named peaks: Mount Esk 444 metres (1,457 ft) and Burrundon Mountain 247 metres (810 ft) above sea level. The southern part of the locality is mostly 80 to 100 metres (260 to 330 ft). For comparison, the lake shoreline is approximately 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level. [3]

The predominant land use is cattle grazing. [3]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from Mount Esk. The mountain and the associated pastoral station were named by pastoralists David Graham and James Ivory in 1843 after the Esk River in Scotland. [4]

A police station was constructed at Glen Esk in 1877. [5]

Glen Esk State School opened circa 1932 and closed circa 1955. [6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glen Esk had a population of 54 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Glen Esk had a population of 55 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Glen Esk. The nearest government primary school is Esk State School in neighbouring Esk to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the north-west. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Esk (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Glen Esk – locality in Somerset Region (entry 45518)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. "Mount Esk – mountain in the Somerset Region (entry 11859)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXXI, no. 3, 035. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1877. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glen Esk (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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