| Type: | suburb |
| Glen Esk | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.2233°N 152.4552°W |
| Pop: | 55 |
| Postcode: | 4312 |
| Area: | 27.1 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 4.3 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Esk |
| Dist2: | 22.5 |
| Dir2: | SSE |
| Location2: | Toogoolawah |
| Dist3: | 59.8 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Ipswich |
| Dist4: | 94.0 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Somerset Region |
| Stategov: | Nanango |
| Fedgov: | Blair |
| Near-N: | Murrumba |
| Near-Ne: | Lake Wivenhoe |
| Near-E: | Lake Wivenhoe |
| Near-Se: | Moombra |
| Near-S: | Esk |
| Near-Sw: | Esk |
| Near-W: | Esk |
| Near-Nw: | Esk |
Glen Esk is a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Glen Esk had a population of 55 people.
The locality is on the western side of Lake Wivenhoe created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the Brisbane River, although the lake and its shoreline are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe.
The terrain is mountainous in the north of the locality with named peaks: Mount Esk 444m (1,457feet) and Burrundon Mountain 247m (810feet) above sea level. The southern part of the locality is mostly NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet). For comparison, the lake shoreline is approximately 70m (230feet) above sea level.
The predominant land use is cattle grazing.
The locality presumably takes its name from Mount Esk. The mountain and the associated pastoral station were named by pastoralists David Graham and James Ivory in 1843 after the Esk River in Scotland.[2]
A police station was constructed at Glen Esk in 1877.[3]
Glen Esk State School opened circa 1932 and closed circa 1955.
In the, Glen Esk had a population of 54 people.
In the, Glen Esk had a population of 55 people.
There are no schools in Glen Esk. The nearest government primary school is Esk State School in neighbouring Esk to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the north-west.