Glenvale, Queensland

Population

5,405 (2011 census)^[1]

• Density

514.8/km² (1,333/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4350

Area

10.5 km² (4.1 sq mi)

Location

5 km (3 mi) W of Toowoomba

LGA(s)

Toowoomba Region

State electorate(s)

Condamine, Toowoomba South

Federal Division(s)

Groom

Suburbs around Glenvale:
Wellcamp	Torrington	Wilsonton
Wellcamp	Glenvale	Newtown
Westbrook	Drayton	Harristown

Glenvale is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] During the 1990s and 2000s it was a hive of new construction, with new housing estates (developments) opening almost monthly.

History

The area was first settled in the mid-19th century for the purposes of farming and grazing. The name was officially applied on 1 June 1981.^[2] From the early 1990s onwards, Glenvale experienced rapid growth.

Public transport

Public transport in Glenvale is poor, being restricted to (slightly less than hourly) City Bus Route 2 services to and from the CBD via Clifford Gardens between around 8:40am and 3:00pm Monday to Friday.

Education

Glenvale State School (1882)
RASQ Toowoomba Showgrounds (1985)
Glenvale Christian School (1997)

Glenvale State School opened on 18 July 1882. The school currently has around 500 students. The original school building remains in use as the Resource Centre.^[3]

RASQ Showground

The Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland has their offices and new Toowoomba Showgrounds at Glenvale. The showground was moved from the corner of Bridge and Mary Streets near the Queens Park reserve and City Botanic Gardens when it outgrew that site.

Significant factors in the move included lack of space, the need to rebuild run-down infrastructure, lack of space for camping and, of course, parking and noise problems for nearby residents. The new showground includes vast carparks, camping facilities, many buildings, a variety of function rooms and several large roofed spaces including the Cattle Pavilions and State Equestrian Centre. These facilities can be rented from the RASQ by community groups and commercial enterprises.

The RASQ Toowoomba Show has been at Glenvale since 1985.

The extensive facilities at the Showgrounds make up the Clive Berghofer Events Centre, named for local property developer and philanthropist, past Toowoomba Mayor & Member of State Parliament, Clive Berghofer.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Glenvale (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
1 2 "Glenvale (entry 47950)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
↑ Official website

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Suburbs and towns in the Toowoomba Region, Darling Downs, Queensland

Toowoomba	Birnam Blue Mountain Heights Centenary Heights Cotswold Hills Cranley Darling Heights Drayton East Toowoomba Finnie Glenvale Harlaxton Harristown Hodgson Vale Kearneys Spring Middle Ridge Mount Kynoch Mount Lofty Mount Rascal Newtown North Toowoomba Prince Henry Heights Rangeville Redwood Rockville South Toowoomba Spring Bluff Toowoomba City Top Camp Torrington Vale View Wellcamp Wilsonton Wilsonton Heights

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