Glenreagh

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Glenreagh
New South Wales
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Glenreagh
Coordinates 30°03′S152°59′E / 30.050°S 152.983°E / -30.050; 152.983
Population562 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2450
LGA(s) Clarence Valley
State electorate(s) Clarence
Federal division(s) Page

Glenreagh is a small town in the Clarence Valley in the Northern Rivers region of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Glenreagh had a population of 562 people. [1]

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It is on the North Coast railway line, completed to Glenreagh in 1915. A picturesque branch was opened from Glenreagh to Dorrigo in 1924, but was difficult to maintain due to the steep terrain and high rainfall and it was closed in 1972 after a washaway. The Glenreagh to Ulong section is proposed for reopening as a heritage tourist railway by the Glenreagh Mountain Railway.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1971222    
1976210−5.4%
1981233+11.0%
1986252+8.2%
1991285+13.1%
1996276−3.2%
2001280+1.4%
2006422+50.7%
2011477+13.0%
2016484+1.5%
2021562+16.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data. [2] [3]


Facilities and Services

Annual Events

School

Glenreagh Public School Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine was established in 1887. It is a small school with fewer than 100 pupils (as at 2023).

Notes

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenreagh (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 January 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Kungala
towards Brisbane
North Coast Line Nana Glen
towards Maitland


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