Glenroy, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Glenroy
State:sa
Postcode:5277
Elevation:63
Dist1:374
Dir1:southeast
Location1:Adelaide, South Australia
Lga:Wattle Range Council
Coordinates:-37.2519°N 140.7964°W
Near-N:Struan, Joanna
Near-Ne:Wrattonbully
Near-E:Comaum
Near-Se:Coonawarra
Near-S:Coonawarra
Near-Sw:Maaoupe
Near-W:Maaoupe
Near-Nw:Bool Lagoon

Glenroy is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's southeast about 374 kilometres southeast of the state capital of Adelaide in the Wattle Range Council.[1]

Glenroy is located on the railway line between Wolseley and Mount Gambier, South Australia. It has been closed to traffic since April 1995.[2]

The Glen Roy Conservation Park is located in Glenroy.

Glenroy and its railway station were named after a town of a similar name in Scotland.[3]

In the, the population of Glenroy was 76.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Wattle Range Council
  2. Web site: Friday rewind – bus travel 1940s style . ABC South East SA. 16 January 2015. 4 May 2017.
  3. Names of Railway Stations 24 March 1915
  4. Web site: 2021 Glenroy (SA), Census All persons QuickStats . 2024-10-01 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.