Glanmire, Queensland

Suburb of Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Glanmire
Gympie, Queensland

No. 2 North Glanmire MIne, very early 1900s

Glanmire

Coordinates| 26°13′35″S 152°41′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.2263°S 152.6958°E﻿ / -26.2263; 152.6958﻿ (Glanmire (centre of locality))
Population| 28 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 12.7/km2 (33.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4570
Area| 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 6.5 km (4 mi) SSE of Gympie CBD
* 165 km (103 mi) N of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Gympie Region
State electorate(s)| Gympie
Federal division(s)| Wide Bay
| Suburbs around Glanmire:

Monkland | Monkland | Mothar Mountain
Monkland | Glanmire | Woondum
The Dawn | Kybong | Woondum

Glanmire is an urban industrial locality in Gympie in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glanmire had a population of 28 people.[1]

## Geography

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Glamire is 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Gympie's central business district via Bruce Highway. It is bounded by the North Coast railway line to the northeast, Six Mile Creek to the east and southeast, Mary River to the south-west and Hall Road to the north-west. It contains the Gympie Industrial Estate.[3]

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Kybong) and exits to the north (Monkland).[4]

## History

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The locality was named after the town of Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland.[citation needed]

In 2018, Six Mile Oval was renamed Ray Warren Oval in recognition of Ray Warren who had been involved with the local Aussie Rules team, the Gympie Cats, for 37 years.[5]

## Demographics

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In the 2006 census, Glanmire had a population of 160 people.[6]

In the 2016 census, Glanmire had a population of 20 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Glanmire had a population of 28 people.[1]

## Education

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There are no schools in Glanmire. The nearest government primary school is Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.[4]

## Amenities

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Ray Warren Oval (formerly Six Mile Oval) is host to the Gympie Cats, who play in the AFL Bundaberg-Wide Bay league.[5][8][9] It is at 610 Bruce Highway (26°13′48″S 152°41′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.2299°S 152.6957°E﻿ / -26.2299; 152.6957﻿ (Ray Warren Oval)).[10]

## Attractions

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The Six Mile Creek Rest Area is a grassed riverside reserve at 612 Bruce Highway in the south of the locality (26°13′55″S 152°41′49″E﻿ / ﻿26.2319°S 152.6969°E﻿ / -26.2319; 152.6969﻿ (Six Mile Creek Rest Area)) which contains barbecues and toilets allowing trucks and caravans to stop overnight.[11]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glanmire, Queensland.

1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glanmire (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ "Glanmire – locality in Gympie Region (entry 47105)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. ^ "Glanmire, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
5. ^ a b Singh, Rebecca (7 April 2018). "No more Six Mile Oval". Gympie Times. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Glanmire (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glanmire (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. ^ "Gympie Cats". www.sunshinefooty.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
9. ^ "AFL Queensland 2022 teams for Gympie AFC (AFL Quee | PlayHQ". www.playhq.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
10. ^ "Ray Warren Oval" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
11. ^ "Six Mile Creek Rest Area" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

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Towns and localities in the Gympie Region, Queensland

* Amamoor
* Amamoor Creek
* Anderleigh
* Araluen
* Banks Pocket
* Barambah
* Beenaam Valley
* Bella Creek
* Bells Bridge
* Black Snake
* Bollier
* Boonara
* Booubyjan
* Brooloo
* Calico Creek
* Canina
* Carters Ridge
* Cedar Pocket
* Chatsworth
* Cinnabar
* Coles Creek
* Cooloola
* Cooloola Cove
* Coondoo
* Corella
* Crownthorpe
* Curra
* Dagun
* Downsfield
* East Deep Creek
* Elgin Vale
* Fishermans Pocket
* Gilldora
* Glanmire
* Glastonbury
* Glen Echo
* Glenwood
* Goomboorian
* Goomeri
* Goomeribong
* Greens Creek
* Gunalda
* Gympie
* Imbil
* Inskip
* Johnstown
* Jones Hill
* Kandanga
* Kandanga Creek
* Kanigan
* Kia Ora
* Kilkivan
* Kinbombi
* Kybong
* Lagoon Pocket
* Lake Borumba
* Langshaw
* Long Flat
* Lower Wonga
* Manumbar
* Manyung
* Marys Creek
* McIntosh Creek
* Melawondi
* Miva
* Monkland
* Mooloo
* Mothar Mountain
* Moy Pocket
* Mudlo
* Munna Creek
* Nahrunda
* Neerdie
* Neusa Vale
* North Deep Creek
* Oakview
* Pie Creek
* Rainbow Beach
* Ross Creek
* Scotchy Pocket
* Scrubby Creek
* Sexton
* Southside
* Tamaree
* Tandur
* Tansey
* The Dawn
* The Palms
* Theebine
* Tin Can Bay
* Toolara Forest
* Traveston
* Tuan Forest
* Tuchekoi
* Two Mile
* Upper Glastonbury
* Upper Kandanga
* Veteran
* Victory Heights
* Wallu
* Widgee
* Widgee Crossing North
* Widgee Crossing South
* Wilsons Pocket
* Windera
* Wolvi
* Woolooga
* Woondum
* Wrattens Forest

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