Glenella is a mixed-use town and

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of Mackay in the

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, Australia. In the , the suburb of Glenella had a population of 4,545 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 Mackay Sugar 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 that it was completely rebuilt. (It should not be confused with the current Mackay North State School in

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which opened in 1915). The school was also known informally as Hill End State School as that was an earlier name for Glenella. 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.

Demographics

In the , the suburb of Glenella had a population of 4,633 people. In the , the suburb of Glenella had a population of 4,519 people. In the , the suburb of Glenella had a population of 4,545 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 a public, co-educational, high school, located in the suburb of North Mackay, within the Mackay region, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,359 ...

in North Mackay to the south-east and Pioneer State High School in Andergrove to the north-east.

Amenities

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

References

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