Hirstglen, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Hirstglen
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8361°N 152.0855°W
Pop:77
Postcode:4359
Area:42.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Pilton
Dist2:25.9
Dir2:NW
Location2:Clifton
Dist3:46.9
Dir3:SSE
Location3:Toowoomba CBD
Dist4:135
Dir4:WSW
Location4:Brisbane
Elevation:490-850
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:West Haldon
Near-Ne:Junction View
Near-E:Black Duck Creek
Near-Se:Upper Pilton
Near-S:Pilton
Near-Sw:Pilton
Near-W:Ascot
Near-Nw:Budgee

Hirstglen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region on the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Hirstglen had a population of 77 people.

Geography

The northern and eastern boundary roughly follows the Great Dividing Range. The range separates the Murray-Darling drainage basin (including this location) from the Australian north-east coast drainage division which flows into the Coral Sea. Part of the southern boundary is marked by Kings Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River.

The Gatton–Clifton Road runs through from north to south, and the Greenmount-Hirstvale Road enters from the west.[2]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.

History

Hirstglen State School opened on 6 May 1930 and closed on 22 February 1948. It was on the southern side of Hirstglen Road (approx).[3] [4] [5]

Demographics

In the, Hirstglen had a population of 83 people.

In the, Hirstglen had a population of 77 people.

Education

There are no schools in Hirstglen. The nearest government primary school is Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west.[6]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 17 November 2019.
  2. Hirstglen, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 3 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302234754/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675892 . live .
  3. Web site: 1943 . Parish of Haldon . 24 September 2023 . . Map . 24 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924092040/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-haldon-1943/original . live .
  4. Web site: 1944 . Liverpool Range . 24 September 2023 . . Map . 24 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924092040/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-liverpool-range-1944/original . live .
  5. Web site: 1941 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41 . 24 September 2023 . . Map . 24 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924092118/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-surv-control-1941/original . live .
  6. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 24 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .