Glebe, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 25°32′18″S 150°10′03″E / 25.5383°S 150.1675°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 646.2 km2 (249.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 10 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.015/km2 (0.040/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4419 | ||||||||||||
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Glebe is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Glebe had a population of 10 people.[2]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Dawson River.[4] The Glebe Weir (25°27′53″S 150°02′06″E / 25.4646°S 150.0349°E) impounds the river to the south-west.[5]
Glebe Mountain is on the western boundary of the locality (25°33′45″S 150°01′36″E / 25.5625°S 150.0266°E), rising to 327 metres (1,073 ft) above sea level.[6][7]
Nathan Gorge is on the northern boundary of the locality (25°26′55″S 150°09′20″E / 25.4487°S 150.1555°E) with an elevation of 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level.[7][8][9]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. There is a small amount of crop growing in the north-west of the locality near the Dawson River with irrigated crops near the weir.[10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Glebe had a population of 24 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Glebe had a population of 10 people.[2]
Heritage listings
Glebe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- The Glebe Homestead, Taroom-Cracow Road (25°29′20″S 150°00′19″E / 25.4888°S 150.0053°E)[12]
Education
There are no schools in Glebe. The nearest government school is Taroom State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Taroom to the south-west. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[13]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glebe (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glebe (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Glebe – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49552)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Dawson Valley Weirs & Barrages". Sunwater. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Glebe Mountain – mountain in Shire of Banana (entry 13899)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Nathan Gorge – gorge in Shire of Banana (entry 23924)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glebe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "The Glebe Homestead (entry 601774)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
External links
Media related to Glebe, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons