Glen Aplin, Queensland
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Glen Aplin Queensland |
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 Glen Aplin
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| Coordinates | 28°44′20″S 151°52′46″E / 28.7388°S 151.8794°ECoordinates: 28°44′20″S 151°52′46″E / 28.7388°S 151.8794°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4381 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 44.0 km2 (17.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Glen Aplin is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
The New England Highway passes from north to south through the locality. The Southern railway also passes from north to south through the locality with the locality being served by the Glen Aplin railway station. Although not gazetted as a town, most of the population lives close to the railway station.
The locality takes its name from the railway station, which in turn was named in about 1886, after Dyson Aplin, a mine proprietor and pioneer settler in the area.
Severn River Provisional School opened in 1872 but closed in 1873. It reopened on 4 August 1887, but closed in 1906. It reopened in 1908, becoming Severn River State School on 1 January 1909. In March 1916, it was renamed Glen Aplin State School.
A postal receiving office was opened on 9 April 1888 and become a post office on 2 November 1914.
Glen Aplin State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 54 Mount Stirling Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 102 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).
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