Glanmire is an urban industrial

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Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ...

in the

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, Australia. In the , Glanmire had a population of 28 people.

Geography

Glamire is south-east of Gympie's

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via

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. It is bounded by the North Coast railway line to the northeast, Six Mile Creek to the east and southeast, Mary River to the south-west and Hall Road to the north-west. It contains the Gympie Industrial Estate. The

enters the locality from the south (Kybong) and exits to the north (Monkland).

History

The locality was named after the town of

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. In 2018, Six Mile Oval was renamed Ray Warren Oval in recognition of Ray Warren who had been involved with the local

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team, the Gympie Cats, for 37 years.

Demographics

In the , Glanmire had a population of 160 people. In the , Glanmire had a population of 20 people. In the , Glanmire had a population of 28 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glanmire. The nearest government primary school is Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the north. The nearest government secondary school is

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to the north.

Amenities

Ray Warren Oval (formerly Six Mile Oval) is host to the Gympie Cats, who play in the

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Bundaberg-Wide Bay league. It is at 610 Bruce Highway ().

Attractions

The Six Mile Creek Rest Area is a grassed riverside reserve at 612 Bruce Highway in the south of the locality () which contains

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s and toilets allowing trucks and caravans to stop overnight.

References

{{Gympie Region Suburbs of Gympie Localities in Queensland