Glenreagh

Glenreagh is a small town in the Clarence Valley in the Northern Rivers region of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Glenreagh had a population of 562 people.^[1]

Glenreagh New South Wales
Glenreagh
Coordinates	30°03′S 152°59′E
Population	562 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2450
LGA(s)	Clarence Valley
State electorate(s)	Clarence
Federal division(s)	Page

It is on the North Coast railway line, completed to Glenreagh in 1915. A picturesque branch was opened from Glenreagh to Dorrigo in 1924, but was difficult to maintain due to the steep terrain and high rainfall and it was closed in 1972 after a washaway. The Glenreagh to Ulong section is proposed for reopening as a heritage tourist railway by the Glenreagh Mountain Railway.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	222	—
1976	210	−5.4%
1981	233	+11.0%
1986	252	+8.2%
1991	285	+13.1%
1996	276	−3.2%
2001	280	+1.4%
2006	422	+50.7%
2011	477	+13.0%
2016	484	+1.5%
2021	562	+16.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[2][3]

Facilities and services

• The Village Market Place (operates first Saturday each month)
• Glenreagh General Store
• The Golden Dog Hotel
• Boo Radley's Hall (lovingly reconstructed hardwood performance hall, dedicated to hosting all forms of live music, painting, and ceramics)

Annual events

• Glenreagh Timber Festival is held on the last Saturday in July of each year.

School

Glenreagh Public School Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine was established in 1887. It is a small school with fewer than 100 pupils (as at 2023).