Forest Glen, Queensland
| Forest Glen Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Motor vehicle travelling along the North Coast Road, 1935 | |||||||||||||
  Forest Glen | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°40′23″S 153°00′04″E / 26.673°S 153.001°ECoordinates: 26°40′23″S 153°00′04″E / 26.673°S 153.001°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 789 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4556 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Maroochydore | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Mooloolah | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buderim | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||
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Forest Glen is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, and is part of the Buderim urban centre. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 789.[1] The western boundary of Forest Glen follows the Bruce Highway.
It is the home to the Sunshine Coast Grammar School and the Moonshine Valley Winery, and it is near the Forest Glen Deer Sanctuary in Mons, Queensland. Forest Glen is also the birthplace of Hugh Sawrey, famous Australian artist and founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, who was born here in 1919.
Eudlo Creek, a tributary of the Maroochy River is the main waterway in the area.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Forest Glen (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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