Mount Glorious is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Glorious had a population of 343 people.

Geography

Mount Glorious is a

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which is part of the

D'Aguilar Range The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Mooloolah lies at the northernmost point of ...

and is a suburb in

. It is by road north-west of the

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. The forest that surrounds the mountain village is part of

Brisbane Forest Park Brisbane Forest Park (now officially the southern part of D'Aguilar National Park), is located on parts of the D'Aguilar Range. The large nature reserve lies on the western boundary of City of Brisbane into the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, A ...

and the

D'Aguilar National Park D'Aguilar National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia. It contains the D'Aguilar Range and is located along the northwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area. The park is traversed by the winding scenic Mount Nebo Road and Mount Glo ...

. The locality has the following mountains (from north to south): * Mount Samson () * Mount D'Aguilar () * Mount Glorious () Other mountains in the

(but not in this locality) include

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, Mount Pleasant and

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History

The locality name takes its name from the mountain, which was named as the result of a random remark by Elizabeth Patrick at a 1915 picnic, when she commented on the view. Five blocks on the mountain were made available early in the 20th century, with the first block being bought by James O'Hara in 1903. In 1921, a real estate map advertised 31 blocks as 'Crest Estate : the first section', being subdivisions of Portion 9, Parish of Parker. The mountain was the centre of a 4.4 magnitude

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in November 1960.

Demographics

In the , Mount Glorious recorded a population of 296 people, 48.6% female and 51.4% male. The median age of the Mount Glorious population was 49 years, 11 years above the national median of 38. 69.4% of people living in Mount Glorious were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 9.3%, New Zealand 4.5%, Netherlands 1.0%, Italy 1.0% and India 1.0%. 88.0% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Dutch 1.0%, and Sinhalese 1.0% In the , Mount Glorious had a population of 343 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Glorious. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Samson State School in neighbouring Mount Samson to the north-east and Mount Nebo State School in neighbouring

to the south. The nearest government secondary school is

Ferny Grove State High School Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1961 students in 2023. In 2007, the school w ...

in Ferny Grove to the south-east.

Amenities

The

Moreton Bay City Council The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region, is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local g ...

operates a

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service which visits the Mount Glorious Hall on Mount Glorious Road.

References

External links

Mount Glorious
- Website about Mount Glorious {{City of Moreton Bay Glorious Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland