Glen Aplin, Queensland

Glen Aplin is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Glen Aplin had a population of 503 people.[1]

Glen Aplin
Queensland
Glen Aplin
Coordinates28.7388°S 151.8794°E / -28.7388; 151.8794 (Glen Aplin (centre of locality))
Population503 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density13.065/km2 (33.84/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4381
Area38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Glen Aplin:
Thorndale Thorndale Severnlea
Nundubbermere Glen Aplin Mount Tully
Somme Fletcher Fletcher

Geography
Glen Aplin railway station, 1920

The New England Highway passes from north to south through the locality. The Southern railway also passes from north to south through the locality with the locality being served by the Glen Aplin railway station.[3]

Glen Aplin railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Southern railway line (28.7396°S 151.8773°E / -28.7396; 151.8773 (Glen Aplin railway station)).[4] Although not gazetted as a town, most of the population lives close to the railway station.[5]

History
Students and their teacher outside their classroom at Glen Aplin State School, 1924

The locality takes its name from the railway station, which in turn was named in about 1886, after Dyson Aplin, a mine proprietor and pioneer settler in the area.[3]

Severn River Provisional School opened in 1872 but closed in 1873. It reopened on 4 August 1887, but closed in 1906. It reopened in 1908, becoming Severn River State School on 1 January 1909. In March 1916, it was renamed Glen Aplin State School.[6]

A postal receiving office was opened on 9 April 1888 and become a post office on 2 November 1914.[7]

Mount Stirling Provisional School opened on 1919 and closed on 1928.[6]

In the 2016 census Glen Aplin had a population of 503 people.[1]

Education

Glen Aplin State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 54 Mount Stirling Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 102 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[8]

Amenities

The Glen Aplin branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 14 Foster Street.[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glen Aplin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Glen Aplin – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 50286)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Glen Aplin – railway station in the Southern Downs Region (entry 13905)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Glen Aplin State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  9. "Branch locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

Media related to Glen Aplin, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Glen Aplin". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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