Glenreagh
Glenreagh | |
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 The Golden Dog Hotel in Glenreagh | |
  Glenreagh | |
| Coordinates: 30°03′S 152°59′E / 30.050°S 152.983°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 562 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2450 |
Glenreagh is a small town in the Clarence Valley in the Northern Rivers region of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Glenreagh had a population of 562 people.[1]
It is on the North Coast railway line, completed to Glenreagh in 1915. A picturesque branch was opened from Glenreagh to Dorrigo in 1924, but was difficult to maintain due to the steep terrain and high rainfall and it was closed in 1972 after a washaway. The Glenreagh to Ulong section is proposed for reopening as a heritage tourist railway by the Glenreagh Mountain Railway.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 222 | — |
| 1976 | 210 | −5.4% |
| 1981 | 233 | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 252 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 285 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 276 | −3.2% |
| 2001 | 280 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 422 | +50.7% |
| 2011 | 477 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 484 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 562 | +16.1% |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[2][3] | ||
Facilities and services
- The Village Market Place (operates first Saturday each month)
- Glenreagh Bakery
- Glenreagh General Store
- The Golden Dog Hotel
- Boo Radley's Hall (lovingly reconstructed hardwood performance hall, dedicated to hosting all forms of live music, painting, and ceramics)
Annual events
- Glenreagh Timber Festival is held on the last Saturday in July of each year.
School
The Glenreagh Public School was established in 1888.[4] As of 2025, the school had 72 students and 6 teaching staff.[5]
Notes
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenreagh (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 310. New South Wales, Australia. 15 May 1888. p. 3394. Retrieved 5 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "School Profile". myschool.edu.au. Archived from the original on 17 October 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Kungala towards Brisbane |
North Coast Line | Nana Glen towards Maitland | ||