Glenroy is a rural
locality
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in the
Rockhampton Region
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Glenroy had a population of 19 people.
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Geography
The Fitzroy River forms most of the eastern boundary of the locality, entering from the south-east ( Gogango / Morinish South) and exiting to the north-east (Canoona
Canoona is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. It was the site of the first North Australian gold rush. In the , Canoona had a population of 90 people.
Geography
The Fitzroy River forms the southern boundary of ...
/ Morinish).
The Goodedulla National Park is in the west and south-west of the locality. Immediately to the north of the national park is the Develin State Forest in the north-west of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, 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
The Goodedulla National Park was gazetted in 1994.
Demographics
In the , Glenroy had a population of 28 people.
Education
There are no schools in Glenroy. The nearest government primary schools are Marlborough State School in neighbouring Marlborough
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to the north and Ridgelands State School in Ridgelands to the east. However, some students in the south of the locality would be too distant to attend these schools. Also, there are no secondary schools nearby. The alternatives are distance education
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and boarding school.
References
{{Rockhampton Region
Suburbs of Rockhampton Region
Localities in Queensland