Glenore Grove, Queensland

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Glenore Grove
Queensland
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St Therese's Catholic Church, 2006
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Glenore Grove
Coordinates 27°31′18″S152°24′32″E / 27.5216°S 152.4088°E / -27.5216; 152.4088 (Glenore Grove (centre of locality))
Population883 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density32.23/km2 (83.47/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4342
Area27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Glenore Grove:
Morton Vale Kentville Lockrose
Lake Clarendon Glenore Grove Regency Downs
Crowley Vale Forest Hill Plainland

Glenore Grove is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Glenore Grove had a population of 883 people. [1]

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Geography

The Lockyer Creek forms part of the locality's western boundary. Its tributary Laidley Creek forms part of the locality's southwestern boundary with their confluence within the locality with Lockyer Creek exiting to the north-east of the locality, ultimately becoming a tributary of the Brisbane River which flows into Moreton Bay. [3]

The locality is mostly flat freehold land (approx 70 metres above sea level) used for farming, mostly growing vegetables such as onions, beetroots, broccoli and pumpkin. [3] [4] [5]

The Forest Hill Fernvale Road passes through the locality from south-west to northeast. [3]

History

Glenore Grove State School opened on 22 January 1906. [6]

Glenore Grove was severely flooded during the 2011 Queensland floods with Lockyer Creek rising to 16 metres and again in the 2013 Queensland floods with helicopters needed to evacuate people from cut-off areas and rooftops. [7] [8]

In the 2016 census, Glenore Grove had a population of 883 people. [1]

Education

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Glenore Grove State School, 2022

Glenore Grove State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3 Brightview Road ( 27°31′48″S152°24′29″E / 27.5299°S 152.4080°E / -27.5299; 152.4080 (Glenore Grove State School) ). [9] [10] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 125 students with 10 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 153 students with 11 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). [12]

There are no secondary schools in Glenore Grove. The nearest government secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the south-west and Laidley State High School in Laidley to the south. [3]

Amenities

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St Theresa's Catholic Church, 2006

The Glenore Grove branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 11 Brightview Road. [13]

St Therese's Catholic Church is at 8 Brightview Road ( 27°31′50″S152°24′30″E / 27.5305°S 152.4084°E / -27.5305; 152.4084 (St Therese's Catholic Church) ). [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenore Grove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Glenore Grove – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44956)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Gould, Joel (4 March 2015). "Mayor says if you want safe food, grow it in Lockyer Valley". Queensland Times . Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Our History". Qualipac. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  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. ↑ "Flood crisis hits Lockyer Valley". ABC News. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Chanson, Hubert (1 January 2011), The 2010-2011 Floods in Queensland (Australia): Photographic Observations, Comments and Personal Experience, The University of Queensland, pp. 35–36, retrieved 31 July 2017
  9. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Glenore Grove State School". Glenore Grove State School. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Glenore Grove State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "Our Churches". Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Parish. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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