Glencoe, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Glencoe
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4625°N 151.8672°W
Pop:304
Postcode:4352
Area:19.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:19.1
Dir1:NW
Location1:Toowoomba CBD
Dist2:144
Dir2:W
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Lilyvale
Near-Ne:Meringandan West
Near-E:Cawdor
Near-Se:Gowrie Junction
Near-S:Gowrie Junction
Near-Sw:Kingsthorpe
Near-W:Cutella
Near-Nw:Gowrie Little Plain

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

The area was once known as Gowrie Scrub.[2]

Geography

Storey is a mountain in the west of the locality (-27.455°N 151.8494°W) rising to .[3]

History

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

Glencoe State School opened circa 1882 and closed circa 1941. It was at 62 Glencoe Yalangur Road .[4]

On Sunday 29 July 1900, Bishop William Webber officially opened St Jude's Church of England. It was on a 1acres site on the slope of Glencoe Mountain (now called Storey).[5] It was at 341 Glencoe Yalangur Road .

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

Demographics

In the, Glencoe had a population of 322 people.

In the, Glencoe had a population of 304 people.

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.

Amenities

Glencoe Lutheran Church (formerly Bethlehem Lutheran Church) is at 317 Gowrie Glencoe Road .[6] [7] [8]

Two cemeteries are located adjacent to one another in Glencoe Road. One is associated with the neighbouring Lutheran Church . the other is a non-denominational lawn cemetery operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. 21 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Glencoe . Queensland Places . Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland . 11 November 2014 .
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 1943. Jondaryan. 17 December 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  5. News: 1 August 1900. OPENING OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND.. XLII. 6. Darling Downs Gazette. 9,685. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 17 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Lutheran Church Glencoe Bethlehem Congregation, Qld. 2021-12-17. Glencoe Bethlehem Congregation, Qld. en-AU.
  7. Web site: St John's, Wilsonton - Bethlehem, Glencoe Lutheran Parish Toowoomba. 2021-12-17. St John's, Wilsonton - Bethlehem, Glencoe Lutheran Parish Toowoomba. en.
  8. Web site: Glencoe Lutheran Church. 2021-12-16. Churches Australia. en.
  9. Web site: Glencoe . Toowoomba Regional Council . 11 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111071407/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/611-cemeteries/cemeteries-list/3228-glencoe . 11 November 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: 12 November 2020. Cemetery Areas - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b. 15 November 2020. 12 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.