Glebe, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia
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Glebe is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glebe had a population of 10 people.[1]
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Machinery Shed at The Glebe Homestead, 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 25.5383°S 150.1675°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 646.2 km2 (249.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 10 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.015/km2 (0.040/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4419 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Dawson River.[3] The Glebe Weir (25.4646°S 150.0349°E) impounds the river to the south-west.[4]
Glebe Mountain is on the western boundary of the locality (25.5625°S 150.0266°E), rising to 327 metres (1,073 ft) above sea level.[5][6]
Nathan Gorge is on the northern boundary of the locality (25.4487°S 150.1555°E) with an elevation of 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level.[6][7][8]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. There is a small amount of crop growing in the north-west of the locality near the Dawson River with irrigated crops near the weir.[9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Glebe had a population of 24 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Glebe had a population of 10 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Glebe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- The Glebe Homestead, Taroom-Cracow Road (25.4888°S 150.0053°E)[11]
Education
There are no schools in Glebe. The nearest government school is Taroom State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Taroom to the south-west. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[12]
