| Type: | suburb |
| Glendale | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -23.2458°N 150.4544°W |
| Pop: | 600 |
| Postcode: | 4711 |
| Area: | 21.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 11.0 |
| Dir1: | NNW |
| Location1: | Parkhurst |
| Dist2: | 20.3 |
| Dir2: | N |
| Location2: | Rockhampton CBD |
| Dist3: | 661 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Shire of Livingstone |
| Stategov: | Mirani |
| Fedgov: | Capricornia |
| Near-N: | Etna Creek |
| Near-Ne: | Etna Creek |
| Near-E: | Glenlee |
| Near-Se: | Glenlee |
| Near-S: | Glenlee |
| Near-Sw: | Glenlee |
| Near-W: | Alton Downs |
| Near-Nw: | Etna Creek |
Glendale is a rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Glendale had a population of 600 people.
The locality is bounded to the north by Etna Creek (the watercourse), to the south-west by the Fitzroy River, and to the south and south-east by Belmont Creek.[2]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, apart from two areas of rural residential housing, one in the west of the locality near the Fitzroy River and the other in the south-east of the locality along Belmont Creek.[3]
Historically, the locality has been used for grazing, but, from the mid-1980s, there has been subdivision to create large lots for rural residential housing. Between 2008 and 2014, all of the Shire of Livingstone was part of the Rockhampton Region, until the Shire of Livingstone was reinstated following a vote of its residents.[4]
In the, Glendale had a population of 614 people.
In the, Glendale had a population of 600 people.
There are no schools in Glendale. The nearest government primary school is Parkhurst State School in Parkhurst, Rockhampton, to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton, to the south-east.[5]
Sondra Lena Park is in Glendale Road (-23.2437°N 150.4871°W).[6] It was named after Constable Sondra Lena who was killed on 10 April 1992 when she was hit by a car at a roadblock during a search for a prison escapee.[7]