Glenaven, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Glenaven
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.1766°N 151.9725°W
Pop:68
Postcode:4355
Area:26.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:17.2
Dir1:NE
Location1:Haden
Dist2:17.7
Dir2:NW
Location2:Crows Nest
Dist3:49.3
Dir3:N
Location3:Highfields
Dist4:60.4
Dir4:N
Location4:Toowoomba CBD
Dist5:168
Dir5:WNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Emu Creek
Near-Ne:Emu Creek
Near-E:Jones Gully
Near-Se:Pinelands
Near-S:Pinelands
Near-Sw:Upper Pinelands
Near-W:Djuan
Near-Nw:Emu Creek
Elevation:430-600

Glenaven is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Glenaven had a population of 68 people.

Geography

The terrain is undulating ranging from NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) above sea level. The land on the eastern edge of the locality is undeveloped. Apart from that, the land is mostly used for grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.

The New England Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Pinelands) and exits to the north-west (Emu Creek).

History

Glenaven Provisional School opened on 21 October 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Glenaven State School. It closed in 1934. It was on a 10abbr=NaNabbr= site at 160 Kluger Road (corner Djuan Road,).[2]

In 1901, a Methodist Church was built in Glenaven at a cost of £100.[3] [4] In November 1924, it was relocated to a more central site and enlarged.[5] It is not clear when the church closed, but, in 1968, the building materials of the church were used to build a new Methodist church at Gowrie Flats (Djuan).[6]

The locality was officially named Glenhaven in 1999, but was renamed Glenaven in 2005.[1]

Demographics

In the, Glenaven had a population of 79 people.

In the, Glenaven had a population of 68 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glenaven. The nearest primary schools are Haden State School in Haden to the south-west and Crows Nest State School in Crows Nest to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.

Facilities

Despite the name, the Emu Creek Cemetery is within the locality on the northern side of the New England Highway .[7]

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. Web site: 1935. Parish of Djuan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030122650/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-djuan-sh1-1935.jpg. 30 October 2020. 30 October 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  3. News: 28 October 1901. METHODIST SYNOD . XLIII . 3. Darling Downs Gazette. 10,027. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 2020. National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Blake . Thom . Glenaven Methodist Church . 2022-06-11 . Queensland religious places database.
  5. News: 21 November 1924 . CROW'S NEST. . 11 . . 20,852 . Queensland, Australia . 24 June 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: Gowrie Flat Methodist Church Djuan . 2023-06-24 . Queensland Religious Places Database.
  7. Web site: 1935 . Parish of Djuan sheet 1 . 23 June 2023 . . Map.