Glass House Mountains (also spelt Glasshouse Mountains) is a hinterland town of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, named after the famous Glass House Mountains of the area. It is located approximately 70 km north of Brisbane, belonging to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council local government area . Colloquially it is often known simply as "Glasshouse".

The town's population is about 4450, and many of its original foundations were built on sugarcane, pineapple and tobacco farming. The town also has a train station and a railway line that runs northwards towards Northern Queensland and southwards to Brisbane.

The town also has one of the largest and well maintained soccer grounds on the Sunshine Coast. The popularity of soccer having sprung up from the European farmers that inhabited the area. The grounds were built mostly using the donated resources of those farmers of the area.

The township of Beerwah is located in this region, a popular tourist destination, being home to Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo.

[edit] See also

• Australian Landmarks
• Glass House Mountains - The article on the mountains.

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