Fossilbrook
Suburb of Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
17°51′34″S 144°15′25″E / 17.8594°S 144.2569°E / -17.8594; 144.2569 (Fossilbrook (centre of locality))| Suburbs around Fossilbrook: | ||
| Amber | Amber | Amber |
| Abingdon Downs | Fossilbrook | Springfield |
| Mount Surprise | Springfield | Springfield |
Fossilbrook is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Fossilbrook had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Geography
The Tablelands railway line passes through the locality with the locality being served by Lyndbrook railway station (17°50′08″S 144°26′34″E / 17.8356°S 144.4427°E / -17.8356; 144.4427 (Lyndbrook railway station)).[3]
History
Fossilbrook Provisional School opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Fossilbrook State School. It closed on 1926.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Fossilbrook had a population of 5 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Fossilbrook had "no people or a very low population".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fossilbrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Fossilbrook – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fossilbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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Towns and localities in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland
- Almaden
- Amber
- Arbouin
- Arriga
- Barwidgi
- Bellevue
- Biboohra
- Bolwarra
- Bulleringa
- Chewko
- Chillagoe
- Crystalbrook
- Desailly
- Dimbulah
- Forty Mile
- Fossilbrook
- Gamboola
- Glen Russell
- Groganville
- Highbury
- Hurricane
- Irvinebank
- Julatten
- Kingsborough
- Koah
- Kuranda
- Lyndside
- Mareeba
- Mona Mona
- Mount Carbine
- Mount Molloy
- Mount Mulgrave
- Mount Mulligan
- Munderra
- Mutchilba
- Nychum
- Paddys Green
- Petford
- Ravensworth
- Red River
- Rookwood
- Southedge
- Speewah
- Springfield
- Staaten
- Strathmore
- Thornborough
- Watsonville
- Wrotham
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