Glenella, Queensland

Glenella
Mackay Regional Council, Queensland
Glenella; Mackay Regional Council, Queensland
	Glenella
Coordinates	21°07′11″S 149°09′15″E / 21.11972°S 149.15417°E
Population	4,519 (2016 census)
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Mackay; Whitsunday;
Federal division(s)	Dawson

Glenella is a town and suburb in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2011 census, Glenella had a population of 4,633 people.^[4]

History

Glenella State School opened on 1 April 1912. A school was originally established in 1879 and was renamed Glenella State School in 1912 ^[5]^[6]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenella (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
^ "Glenella – town (entry 13965)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
^ "Glenella – suburb (entry 49375)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Glenella". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
^ "Opening and closing dates of schools in Queensland". Education Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "Glenella State School". Glenella State School. Retrieved 3 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)