Glenrock Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°04′44″S151°47′00″E / 26.0788°S 151.7833°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 35 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.877/km2 (2.27/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4605 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 39.9 km2 (15.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Glenrock is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Glenrock had a population of 35 people. [1]
The Woroon National Park is in the north-west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the east of the locality. [3]
Glenrock State School opened on 15 April 1926 and closed in December 1966. [4] [5] It was at 106 Glenrock Road (corner of Louttits Road, 26°06′05″S151°47′58″E / 26.10136°S 151.79955°E ). [6] [7] [8]
Wooroon National Park was originally part of the Wooroon State Forest. In 1996, an area of 57 hectares (140 acres) was set aside to protect a semi-evergreen vine thicket, which was becoming increasingly rare. In 2006, it was gazetted as a national park. [9]
In the 2016 census, Glenrock had a population of 40 people. [10]
In the 2021 census, Glenrock had a population of 35 people. [1]
There are no schools in Glenrock. The nearest government primary schools are Windera State School in neighbouring Windera to the north-east and Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the south-west and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east. [11]