Glenhaughton, Queensland

Glenhaughton is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , Glenhaughton had a population of 16 people.

Geography

Most of the locality is within protected areas:

Expedition National Park in the north-west and west of the locality, extending into neighbouring Arcadia Valley and Baroondah
Presho State Forest in the north-east of the locality, extending into neighbouring Mungabunda
Belington Hut State Forest in the south-east and south of the locality, extending into neighbouring Baroondah

Apart from these protected areas, the land use in the remainder of the locality is grazing on native vegetation.

Glenhaughton has the following mountains. valleys, and passes (from north to south):

Ropers Peak ()
Roper Pass ()
The Battery ()
Cannondale Mountain ()
Battleship ()
Robinson Gorge ()
Bells Pass ()
Shepherds Peak ()
Surprise Mountain ()
Mount Pleasant ()
Round Mount ()
Mount Weldon ()

History

Presho State Forest was gazetted on 28 June 1980 ().

Expedition National Park was first gazetted in 1994. It has been subsequently expanded.

Demographics

In the , Glenhaughton had a population of 18 people.

In the , Glenhaughton had a population of 16 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glenhaughton. The nearest government primary schools are Bauhinia State School in Bauhinia to the north and Taroom State School in Taroom to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Taroom State School (to Year 10). However, most students in Glenhaughton would be too distant to attend these schools. Also, there are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.

Attractions

Belington Hut State Forest has one of the largest colonies of flying foxes in Australia (with approximately 900,000 individuals).