Upper Glastonbury
Suburb of Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
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Upper Glastonbury is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Glastonbury had a population of 56 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 26.2958°S 152.4861°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 141.2 km2 (54.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 56 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.397/km2 (1.027/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Upper Glastonbury has the following mountains:
- Mount Gentle Annie (26.3184°S 152.5212°E) 554 metres (1,818 ft)[3][4]
- Mount Mittarula (26.3127°S 152.5373°E) 460 metres (1,510 ft)[3][5]
- Mount Moorooreerai (26.2809°S 152.5376°E) 625 metres (2,051 ft)[3][6]
- Mount Warrawee (26.2883°S 152.5099°E) 587 metres (1,926 ft)[3][7]
The Glastonbury National Park is in two sections, one in the north-east of the locality and the other just east of centre. Connecting the two sections is the Marys Creek State Forest which occupies the east and south-east of the locality. The Glastonbury State Forest is in the north of the locality.[8]
Apart from the above protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[8]
History
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Upper Glastonbury had a population of 49 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Upper Glastonbury had a population of 56 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Upper Glastonbury. The nearest government primary schools are Widgee State School in neighbouring Widgee to the north-west and Gympie South State School in Southside to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the north-east. There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs.[14]
