Glen Echo, Queensland
| Glen Echo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Sauer's Bridge opening, 1935 | |||||||||||||||
  Glen Echo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°54′50″S 152°24′14″E / 25.9138°S 152.4038°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 49 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.606/km2 (1.569/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Glen Echo is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glen Echo had a population of 49 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The watercourse Munna Creek forms part of the western boundary of the locality.[3] Bauple - Woolooga Road forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality.[4]
A section of Glenbar National Park and Miva State Forest 1 are in the north of the locality, with Sugar Loaf Mountain in national park (25°52′04″S 152°23′53″E / 25.8677°S 152.3980°E), rising to 415 metres (1,362 ft) above sea level.[5][6][3] Miva State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominanlty grazing on native vegetation.[7]
History
[edit]Glenecho State School opened on 26 July 1932. It closed in 1967.[8][9] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 626 Glen Echo Road (25°54′24″S 152°24′51″E / 25.90653°S 152.41406°E).[10][11]
A bridge crossing Munna Creek was washed away in 1933, and a temporary crossing provided by Councillor Sauer until a new bridge was built.[12][13][14] On Saturday 19 January 1935, a new bridge was opened with 300 people present for the event. The bridge was named Sauer's Bridge as a recognition of Councillor W. Sauer's war services and his efforts to have the bridge constructed.[15][16][17] The bridge has since been replaced by a cement bridge (25°55′31″S 152°25′55″E / 25.92525°S 152.43202°E).[17]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Glen Echo had a population of 31 people.[18]
In the 2021 census, Glen Echo had a population of 49 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Glen Echo. The nearest government primary schools are Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the south and Theebine State School in Theebine to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kilkivan State School (to Year 10) in Kilkivan to the south-west and James Nash State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south-east. However, for students living in the north of Glen Echo, James Nash State High School may be too distant for a daily commute; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[19]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Echo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Glen Echo – locality in Gympie Region (entry 47775)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Sugar Loaf Mountain – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 32736)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 6371, Glenecho State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1961. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse; Mountains". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "WATER RAN IN STREETS". The Courier-mail. No. 41. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MUNNA CREEK BRIDGE". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 658. Queensland, Australia. 4 November 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TIARO SHIRE". The Week. Vol. CXIV, no. 3, 047. Queensland, Australia. 16 May 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SAUER BRIDGE". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 20, 120. Queensland, Australia. 21 January 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "COUNTRY INTERESTS: SPORT: FOUNDATION DAY: RESCUE". The Courier-mail. No. 442. Queensland, Australia. 28 January 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Fraser Coast Libraries Local History Blog (18 March 2018). "Sauer's Bridge over Munna creek named in honour of War Services". Fraser Coast Regional Council Libraries. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glen Echo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
