About Glass House Mountains
Glass House Mountains (also spelled 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 64 kilometres
(40 mi) north of Brisbane, belonging to the
Sunshine Coast Regional Council local
government area .
Colloquially it is often known simply as
"Glasshouse". At the 2011 census, Glass House
Mountains had a population of 4,791.
Many of the town's original foundations were built
on sugarcane, pineapple and farming.