Glass House Mountains is a hinterland town of the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...

, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

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, named after the famous Glass House Mountains

Glass House Mountains (Queensland)

The Glass House Mountains are a group of eleven hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The highest mountain is Mount Beerwah at 556 m above sea level, but the most identifiable of all the mountains is Mount Tibrogargan which appears like a...

 of the area. It is located approximately 64 km north of Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, belonging to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Sunshine Coast Regional Council

The Sunshine Coast Region is a Local Government Area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia.It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It contains of roads, of coastline and an estimated resident...

 local government area . Colloquially it is often known simply as "Glasshouse". At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Glass House Mountains had a population of 4,450, with 1,853 living in the town centre.

Many of the town's original foundations were built on sugarcane

Sugarcane

Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...

, pineapple

Pineapple

Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...

 and farming. The town also has a train station

Glasshouse Mountains railway station, Queensland

Glasshouse Mountains railway station is a railway station on the Nambour and Gympie North Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network....

 and a railway line

North Coast railway line, Queensland

The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It runs from Brisbane, along the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton...

 that runs northwards towards Northern Queensland and southwards to Brisbane.

The original European farmers that settled in the area brought soccer with them, and it has remained a popular local sport. The soccer grounds were built mostly using resources donated by farmers.

See also

• Australian Landmarks
• Glass House Mountains
  Glass House Mountains (Queensland)
  The Glass House Mountains are a group of eleven hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The highest mountain is Mount Beerwah at 556 m above sea level, but the most identifiable of all the mountains is Mount Tibrogargan which appears like a...
  
  - The article on the mountains.