Mount Glorious
| Mount Glorious Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Glorious | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°20′5″S 152°46′2″E / 27.33472°S 152.76722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 279 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1903 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4520 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 30 km (19 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pine Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Glorious in Queensland is a mountain which is part of the D'Aguilar Range and is a suburb in Moreton Bay Region roughly 30 km north west of Brisbane.
Five blocks on the mountain were made available early in the 20th century, with the first block being bought by James O'Hara in 1903.[2]
The forest that surrounds the mountain village is part of Brisbane Forest Park and the D'Aguilar National Park. Other mountains in the D'Aguilar Range include Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant and Mount Mee. The peak is approximately 599 m above sea level.
The mountain was the centre of a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in November 1960.[3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Mount Glorious recorded a population of 279 people, 48.4% female and 51.6% male.[1] The median age of the Mount Glorious population was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 73.7% of people living in Mount Glorious were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 4.3%, Germany 1.1%, Aruba 1.1%, Argentina 1.1%. 90.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% German, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.1% Swedish, 1.1% Spanish, 1.1% Greek.[1]
Amenities
The Moreton Bay Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Mount Glorious Hall on Mount Glorious Road.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Glorious (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Horton, Helen (1988). Brisbane's Back Door: The story of the D'Aguilar Range. Bowen Hills, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. p. 28. ISBN 0-86439-036-X.
- ^ Daniel Hurst (2008-04-24). "Qld earthquake risk real". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Mobile Library". Moreton Bay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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External links
- Mount Glorious - Website about Mount Glorious
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