Hirstglen, Queensland

Hirstglen Queensland
Fields along Greenmount Hirstvale Road, 2014
Hirstglen
Coordinates	27°50′10″S152°05′08″E / 27.8361°S 152.0855°E / -27.8361; 152.0855 (Hirstglen (centre of locality))
Population	77 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.799/km2 (4.66/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4359
Elevation	490–850 m (1,608–2,789 ft) [2]
Area	42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	7.5 km (5 mi) NW of Pilton 25.9 km (16 mi) NW of Clifton 46.9 km (29 mi) SSE of Toowoomba CBD 135 km (84 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Hirstglen: Budgee West Haldon Junction View Ascot Hirstglen Black Duck Creek Pilton Pilton Upper Pilton

Hirstglen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region on the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Hirstglen had a population of 77 people. ^[1]

Geography

The northern and eastern boundary roughly follows the Great Dividing Range. The range separates the Murray-Darling drainage basin (including this location) from the Australian north-east coast drainage division which flows into the Coral Sea. ^[2] Part of the southern boundary is marked by Kings Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. ^[2]

The Gatton–Clifton Road runs through from north to south, and the Greenmount-Hirstvale Road enters from the west. ^[4]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. ^[2]

History

Hirstglen State School opened on 6 May 1930 and closed on 22 February 1948. ^[5] It was on the southern side of Hirstglen Road (approx 27°49′40″S152°06′14″E / 27.82772°S 152.10382°E / -27.82772; 152.10382 (Hirstglen State School (former)) ). ^{[6] [7] [8] [2]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Hirstglen had a population of 83 people. ^[9]

In the 2021 census, Hirstglen had a population of 77 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Hirstglen. The nearest government primary school is Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west. ^[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hirstglen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
3. "Hirstglen – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47970)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
4. Hirstglen, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Parish of Haldon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
7. "Liverpool Range" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hirstglen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

Further reading

• One hundred years of bush schools in and around the Pilton District : being a brief outline of education during that period, Pilton & District Citizens' Group, 1984 — includes Pilton Upper State School; Hirstvale School; Hirstglen School; Manapouri School; Headington Hill; West Haldon; Pilton State School