Glastonbury, Queensland
- 17.4 km (11 mi) WSW of Gympie
- 182 km (113 mi) N of Brisbane
Localities around Glastonbury: | ||
Bells Bridge | Bells Bridge | Fishermans Pocket |
Widgee | Glastonbury | The Palms |
Widgee | Upper Glastonbury | Scrubby Creek Marys Creek |
Glastonbury is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Glastonbury had a population of 365 people.[1]
Geography
Greendale is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (26°11′00″S 152°32′00″E / 26.1833°S 152.5333°E / -26.1833; 152.5333 (Greendale)).[4]
History
Glastonbury Provisional School opened on 16 August 1879. On 1 January 1909, it became Glastonbury State School. It closed on 6 June 1960. It was also known as Glastonbury Creek State School.[5]
Greendale Provisional School opened on 21 October 1930 and closed in 1941. It reopened in 1947 and in 1948 became Greendale State School. It closed on 5 June 1960.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Glastonbury had a population of 351 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Glastonbury had a population of 365 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Glastonbury has the following heritage sites:
- 1329 Glastonbury Road: Glastonbury Hall[7]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glastonbury (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Glastonbury – town in Gympie Region (entry 13893)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Glastonbury – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46331)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Greendale – locality unbounded in Gympie Regional (entry 14769)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glastonbury (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Glastonbury Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
Further reading
- Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale
External links
- "Town map of Glastonbury". Queensland Government. 1974.
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