Glenleigh is a rural
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in the
North Burnett Region
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Queensland
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In the , Glenleigh had a population of 39 people.
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Geography
Selene State Forest is in the east of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation.
History
Euruga State School opened on 7 June 1932, but on 13 June 1932, it was renamed Aberfeldie State School. It was approx from Mulgeldie. In 1937, the school building was relocated and renamed Glen Leigh State School. It closed in December 1961.
Demographics
In the , Glenleigh had a population of 33 people.
Education
There are no schools in Glenleigh. The nearest government primary schools are Abercorn State School in neighbouring Abercorn
Abercorn ( Gaelic: ''Obar Chùirnidh'', Old English: ''Æbbercurnig'') is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around west of South Queensferry. The parish had a ...
to the south-east and Mulgildie State School in Mulgildie to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in Monto
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to the north. There is also a Catholic primary school in Monto.
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Further reading
* — includes Glen Leigh State School
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