Glen Niven, Queensland

Glen Niven
Queensland
Glen Niven; Queensland
	Three ladies sitting in a boat on the lake at Glen Niven during World War I
	Glen Niven
Coordinates	28°35′08″S151°58′21″E / 28.5855°S 151.9725°E
Population	99 (2021 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4377
Area	8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	10.1 km (6 mi) NNE of Stanthorpe ; 53.5 km (33 mi) SSW of Warwick ; 136 km (85 mi) S of Toowoomba ; 211 km (131 mi) SW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Glen Niven:

Last updated November 23, 2024

Glen Niven is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] It is within the Granite Belt on the Darling Downs and adjacent to the border with New South Wales. In the 2021 census, Glen Niven had a population of 99 people.^[1]

Geography

The locality is within the Granite Belt on the Darling Downs. The South Western railway line forms the western boundary of the locality while the Great Dividing Range (which is also the border with New South Wales) forms the eastern boundary.^[3]

There is a lake created by impounding Four Mile Creek; it is known as the Glen Niven Dam.^[3] It has a 9-metre (30 ft) high dam wall which is capable of holding 180 megalitres (6.4×10^⁶ cu ft) of water. It supplies water to the Southern Downs Region.^[4]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and rural residential housing.^[3]

History

Glen Niven Dam was built in 1915. It was upgraded in 2019.^[4]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 15 December 2000.^[2] It presumably takes its name from the now-abandoned Glen Niven railway station ( 28°35′39″S151°57′55″E / 28.5941°S 151.9653°E / -28.5941; 151.9653 (Glen Niven railway station) ),^[5] which was named after Laurence Niven, who was a manager at one of the tin mines in the area.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glen Niven had a population of 80 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Glen Niven had a population of 99 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Glen Niven. The nearest government primary schools are The Summit State School in neighbouring The Summit to the west and Applethorpe State School in neighbouring Applethorpe to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the south-west.^[8]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Niven (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
1 2 "Glen Niven – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45934)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2018.
1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 11 September 2023.
1 2 "Glen Niven Dam Upgrade". FKG. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
↑ "Glen Niven – railway station in the Southern Downs Region (entry 13925)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2018.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glen Niven (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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[Census2021-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Niven (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] 1 2 "Glen Niven – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45934)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[globe-3] 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[:0-4] 1 2 "Glen Niven Dam Upgrade". FKG. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[railwaystations-5] "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[6] "Glen Niven – railway station in the Southern Downs Region (entry 13925)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[Census2016-7] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glen Niven (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[globeschools-8] "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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