Glenbar, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 25°44′59″S 152°20′25″E / 25.7497°S 152.3402°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 128.5 km2 (49.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4620 | ||||||||||||
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Glenbar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Glenbar had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Geography
Glenbar State Forest and St Mary State Forest are in the north of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
In 1877, two parcels of land consisting of 5,760 acres (2,330 ha) and 23,680 acres (9,580 ha) were resumed from the Glenbar pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[5]
Glenbar Provisional School opened circa April 1881.[6] It closed circa 1892.[7][8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Glenbar had a population of 11 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Glenbar had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Education
There are no schools in Glenbar. The nearest government primary schools are Brooweena State School in Brooweena to the north-west, Gundiah State School in Gundiah to the east, and Woolooga State School in Woolooga to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kilkivan State School (to Year 10) in Kilkivan to the south, Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in Biggenden to the north-west, and Aldridge State High School (to Year 12) in Maryborough to the north-east. However, students in parts of Glenbar may be to distant to attend these secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenbar (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenbar (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Glenbar – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Wide Bay". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXV, no. 7, 270. Queensland, Australia. 30 April 1881. p. 7. Retrieved 23 August 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "LOCAL NEWS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 6, 447. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenbar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 August 2025.