Glenella is a mixed-use town and

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Mackay Mackay may refer to: *Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia * Mackay Region, a local government area ** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region *** Mackay Airpor ...

in the

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Glenella had a population of 4,519 people.

Geography

The land is mostly low-lying or less above sea level but with some hills rising to . The land in the east and south-east of the suburb is residential. There is a small industrial estate in the south-east. The remainder of the suburb remains rural, mostly growing

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and some

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on native vegetation. The

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passes through the suburb from the east ( Mount Pleasant) to the west ( Farleigh). The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the north-east (

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) and exits to the west (Farleigh). There is a network of

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through the suburb operated by

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to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills, the nearest being Farleigh mill in Farleigh.

History

Mackay North State School opened on 3 February 1879 with an initial enrolment of 35 children. The first teacher was Daniel Shea. It was renamed Glenella State School on 1 April 1912. The school was so badly damaged in the

1918 Mackay cyclone 1910–11 cyclone season Cyclone 1 (1910) A cyclone hit Queensland, Australia near the city of Cairns. Cyclone 1 On 19 November 1910, a cyclone touched land in Western Australia when it had a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It passed dir ...

that it was completely rebuilt. (It should not be confused with the current Mackay North State School in

North Mackay North Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Mackay had a population of 5,933 people. Although in present times North Mackay is an officially and precisely bounded area, historically and in inf ...

which opened in 1915). Glenella Hall opened on Saturday 8 October 1938 with a dance to raise funds for the Mackay Ambulance. Over 300 people attended. The owner of the hall was Ted Jackson and it was located next door to his Glenalla Hotel on the corner of Hill End Road and Davey Street. The hotel was demolished in circa 1980. In the , Glenella had a population of 4,633 people. In the , Glenella had a population of 4,519 people.

Education

Glenella State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 35-55 Hill End Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 189 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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program. There is no secondary school in Glenella. The nearest secondary schools are

Mackay North State High School Mackay North State High School is located in the Mackay region, Queensland, Australia and was established in 1964 with an enrolment of 209 students in years eight and nine. The school motto is 'Meliora ''Meliora'' is a Latin adjective meanin ...

in North Mackay to the south-east and

Pioneer State High School Pioneer State High School is a government co-educational secondary school (7-12) in Andergrove, Mackay, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia ...

in Andergrove to the north-east.

Amenities

Glenella Community Hall is at 15 Hill End Road (). It is operated by the

Mackay Regional Council The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estima ...

References

{{Mackay Region Suburbs of Mackay, Queensland Towns in Queensland