Glass House Mountains, Queensland

Glass House Mountains
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Glass House Mountains; Sunshine Coast, Queensland
	Mount Beerwah, 2005
	Glass House Mountains
Coordinates	26°53′51″S 152°57′05″E / 26.8975°S 152.9513°E
Population	5,601 (2021 census)
• Density	76.62/km2 (198.45/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4518
Area	73.1 km2 (28.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	30.0 km (19 mi) SW of Caloundra ; 41.3 km (26 mi) SSW of Maroochydore ; 41.3 km (26 mi) S of Nambour ; 71.3 km (44 mi) N of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
County	Canning
Parish	Beerwah
State electorate(s)	Glass House
Federal division(s)	Fisher
	Localities around Glass House Mountains:

Glass House Mountains is a rural hinterland town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Glass House Mountains had a population of 5,601 people.^[1]

Geography

The town also has a train station and a railway line that runs northwards towards Northern Queensland and southwards to Brisbane. The Bruce Highway runs along the locality's eastern border.^[4] Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) passes through from south to north.^[5]

History

Land around the Glass House Mountains railway station was auctioned by the Queensland Government on Wednesday 28 October 1903. Most of the lots were about 5 acres (2.0 ha) intended for pineapple farms. The land was in the vicinity of the present-day town centre with Saraha Road, Buzaki Road, and Coonowrin Road shown (but unnamed) on the map provided. The district was referred to as Beerwah as it was within the parish of Beerwah (and not the present-day town of that same name).^[6]

Glass Mountains Provisional School opened on 17 April 1906, but closed in 1907 due to low student numbers. It reopened as Glass Mountains State School on 31 October 1910. It was renamed Glass House Mountains State School in 1917, but returned to the name Glass Mountains State School in 1923. In 1935, it was renamed Glass House Mountains State School.^[7]

All Saints' Anglican church was dedicated on 19 February 1939 by Archbishop William Wand.^[8] It closed circa 1993.^[9] The church building was sold for removal.^[10]

Glasshouse Country Uniting Church opened its church at Beerwah on 16 December 2000. It was a result of the merger of the Glasshouse Uniting Church, Beerwah Uniting Church, Landsborough Uniting Church and Mooloolah Uniting Church.^[11]

In August 2011, the remains of teenager Daniel Morcombe were found at Kings Road in Glass House Mountains. Morcombe had been missing, presumed murdered, since 2003 and his disappearance sparked a massive police investigation including a $1M reward.^[12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Glass House Mountains had a population of 5,065 people.^[13]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Glass House Mountains had a population of 5,601 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Glass House Mountains has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

1998 Old Gympie Road: Bankfoot House^[14]
Barrs Road: Glass House Mountains National Park and Beerburrum Forest Reserve^[15]

Education

Glass House Mountains State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 58 Coonowrin Road (26°54′20″S 152°56′58″E / 26.9055°S 152.9494°E / -26.9055; 152.9494).^[16]^[17] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 398 students with 26 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).^[18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 391 students with 28 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).^[19]

There is no secondary school in Glass House Mountains. The nearest government secondary school is Beerwah State High School in neighbouring Beerwah to the north.^[4]

Amenities

Glass House Mountains Community Hall is at 8 Coonowrin Road (26°54′00″S 152°57′19″E / 26.9000°S 152.9553°E / -26.9000; 152.9553).^[20]^[21]

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Community Hall.^[22]

Cornerstone Church meets at the Community Hall.^[23] It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.^[24]

The original European farmers that settled in the area brought soccer with them, and it has remained a popular local sport. The soccer grounds were built mostly using resources donated by farmers.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture

The area was also used as a filming location for the Australian movie Sinbad and the Minotaur, with Mount Coonowrin (Crookneck), Mount Beerwah, Mount Tibrogargan and Mount Ngungun being shown predominantly throughout the movie.^[25]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glass House Mountains (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Glass House Mountains – town in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 13887)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Glass House Mountains – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48648)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Glass House Mountains" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Advertising". The Telegraph. No. 9, 652. Queensland, Australia. 27 October 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 27 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Archbishop Dedicates New Anglican Church at Glasshouse Mountains". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 20 February 1939. p. 14 (CITY FINAL). Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Parish profile" (PDF). The Anglican Parish of Caloundra-Glasshouse Country. pp. 3–4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "Glasshouse Country Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ Shorten, Kristin (21 August 2011). "Bones found at Daniel Morcombe search site". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glass House Mountains (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Archived 16 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Bankfoot House (entry 602702)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ "Glass House Mountains National Park and Beerburrum Forest Reserve 1 (entry 602494)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Glass House Mountains State School". Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Glass House Mountains Community Hall". Sunshine Coast Community Halls. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ "Community halls directory". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ "Cornerstone". Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "South Queensland". Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Sinbad and the Minotaur (TV Movie 2011) – IMDb". IMDb$5. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2021.