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Glencoe
Queensland
Rural home and fields, 2014
Glencoe is located in Queensland
Glencoe
Glencoe
Coordinates27°27′45″S 151°52′02″E / 27.4625°S 151.8672°E / -27.4625; 151.8672 (Glencoe (centre of locality))
Population304 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density16.00/km2 (41.44/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Glencoe:
Gowrie Little Plain Lilyvale Meringandan West
Cutella Glencoe Cawdor
Kingsthorpe Gowrie Junction Gowrie Junction

Glencoe is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glencoe had a population of 304 people.[1]

The area was once known as Gowrie Scrub.[3]

Geography

Storey is a mountain in the west of the locality (27°27′18″S 151°50′58″E / 27.4550°S 151.8494°E / -27.4550; 151.8494 (Storey)) rising to 687 metres (2,254 ft).[4]

History

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Glencoe, 2007

The Bethlehem Lutheran Church opened in 1880 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2005.[5]

Glencoe State School opened circa 1882 and closed circa 1941.[6] It was at 62 Glencoe Yalangur Road (27°27′47″S 151°51′14″E / 27.4630°S 151.8540°E / -27.4630; 151.8540 (Glencoe State School (former))).[7][8]

On Sunday 29 July 1900, Bishop William Webber officially opened St Jude's Church of England. It was on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site on the slope of Glencoe Mountain (now called Storey).[9] It was at 341 Glencoe Yalangur Road (27°26′35″S 151°51′45″E / 27.44301°S 151.8625°E / -27.44301; 151.8625 (St Jude's Anglican Church)).[7][8]

The first burial in Glencoe general cemetery was in 25 October 2004.[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glencoe had a population of 322 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Glencoe had a population of 304 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Glencoe. The nearest government primary schools are Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the south-west, Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north-east, and Gowrie State School in neighbouring Gowrie Junction to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Highfields State High School in Highfields to the east, Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west, and Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights to the south-east.[8]

Amenities

Lutheran cemetery, Glencoe, 2007

Glencoe Lutheran Church (formerly Bethlehem Lutheran Church) is at 317 Gowrie Glencoe Road (27°28′12″S 151°51′38″E / 27.4700°S 151.8606°E / -27.4700; 151.8606 (Glencoe Lutheran Church)).[12][13][14]

Two cemeteries are located adjacent to one another in Glencoe Road. One is associated with the neighbouring Lutheran Church (27°28′12″S 151°51′40″E / 27.4700°S 151.8611°E / -27.4700; 151.8611 (Lutheran cemetery)). the other is a non-denominational lawn cemetery (27°28′12″S 151°51′41″E / 27.4700°S 151.8613°E / -27.4700; 151.8613 (Glencoe Lawn Cemetery)) operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.[10][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glencoe (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Glencoe – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47949)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Glencoe". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Glencoe, Qld.) (2005), Bethlehem Lutheran Church : Glencoe 125th anniversary : 1880-2005, Glencoe Lutheran Church, ISBN 978-1-921151-09-5
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ a b "Jondaryan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. ^ "OPENING OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLII, no. 9, 685. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b "Glencoe". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glencoe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ "Lutheran Church Glencoe Bethlehem Congregation, Qld". Glencoe Bethlehem Congregation, Qld. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. ^ "St John's, Wilsonton - Bethlehem, Glencoe Lutheran Parish Toowoomba". St John's, Wilsonton - Bethlehem, Glencoe Lutheran Parish Toowoomba. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Glencoe Lutheran Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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