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Glenreagh
New South Wales
Glenreagh is located in New South Wales
Glenreagh
Glenreagh
Location in New South Wales
Population 562 (2021 census)
Postcode(s) 2450
LGA(s) Clarence Valley
State electorate(s) Clarence
Federal Division(s) Page

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.

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.

Historical population
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.

Facilities and services

  • The Village Market Place (operates first Saturday each month)
  • 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

Glenreagh Public School was established in 1887. It is a small school with fewer than 100 pupils (as at 2023).

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