Glen Esk, Queensland

Glen Esk is a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Glen Esk had a population of 55 people.

Geography
The locality is on the western side of Lake Wivenhoe created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the Brisbane River, although the lake and its shoreline are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe.

The terrain is mountainous in the north of the locality with named peaks: Mount Esk 444 m and Burrundon Mountain 247 m above sea level. The southern part of the locality is mostly 80 to 100 m. For comparison, the lake shoreline is approximately 70 m above sea level.

The predominant land use is cattle grazing.

History
The locality presumably takes its name from Mount Esk. The mountain and the associated pastoral station were named by pastoralists David Graham and James Ivory in 1843 after the Esk River in Scotland.

A police station was constructed at Glen Esk in 1877.

Glen Esk State School opened circa 1932 and closed circa 1955.

Demographics
In the, Glen Esk had a population of 54 people.

In the, Glen Esk had a population of 55 people.

Education
There are no schools in Glen Esk. The nearest government primary school is Esk State School in neighbouring Esk to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the north-west.