Glebe, Queensland

Glebe is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Glebe had a population of 10 people.^[1]

Glebe Queensland
Machinery Shed at The Glebe Homestead, 2009
Glebe
Coordinates	25.5383°S 150.1675°E / -25.5383; 150.1675 (Glebe (centre of locality))
Population	10 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.015/km2 (0.040/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4419
Area	646.2 km2 (249.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	41.1 km (26 mi) E of Taroom 143 km (89 mi) N of Miles 240 km (149 mi) SSW of Biloela 320 km (199 mi) W of Bundaberg 481 km (299 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Glebe: Spring Creek Cracow Cracow Spring Creek Glebe Cockatoo Taroom Cockatoo Cockatoo

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Dawson River.^[3] The Glebe Weir (25.4646°S 150.0349°E / -25.4646; 150.0349 (Glebe Weir)) impounds the river to the south-west.^[4]

Glebe Mountain is on the western boundary of the locality (25.5625°S 150.0266°E / -25.5625; 150.0266 (Glebe Mountain)), rising to 327 metres (1,073 ft) above sea level.^[5][6]

Nathan Gorge is on the northern boundary of the locality (25.4487°S 150.1555°E / -25.4487; 150.1555 (Nathan Gorge)) with an elevation of 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level.^[6][7][8]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. There is a small amount of crop growing in the north-west of the locality near the Dawson River with irrigated crops near the weir.^[9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Glebe had a population of 24 people.^[10]

In the 2021 census, Glebe had a population of 10 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Glebe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• The Glebe Homestead, Taroom-Cracow Road (25.4888°S 150.0053°E / -25.4888; 150.0053 (The Glebe Homestead))^[11]

Education

There are no schools in Glebe. The nearest government school is Taroom State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Taroom to the south-west. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.^[12]