| Glen Russell Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Glen Russell | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°54′15″S145°10′36″E / 16.9041°S 145.1766°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0215/km2 (0.056/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4880 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 279.6 km2 (108.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Glen Russell is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Glen Russell had "no people or a very low population". [1]
The Hodgkinson River rises in the south-west of the locality and that part of the locality formed part of the Hodgkinson Minerals Area, which experienced a goldrush in the 1870s and then sporadic mining over subsequent decades though to the 1930s. [3]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing in the centre and south of the locality. [4]
In the 2016 census, Glen Russell had a population of 12 people. [5]
In the 2021 census, Glen Russell had "no people or a very low population". [1]
There are no schools in Glen Russell. The nearest government primary schools are Mareeba State School in Mareeba to the south-east and Dimbulah State School in Dimbulah to the south. However, these schools would be too distant for students living in the northern parts of the locality; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [6] The nearest government secondary schools are Mareeba State High School (to Year 12) in Mareeba and Dimbulah State School (to Year 10). [6]
There are also Catholic and other private schools in Mareeba and a Catholic primary school in Dimbulah. [6]
