Flying Fox, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Flying Fox
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.1019°N 153.1705°W
Pop:61
Postcode:4275
Area:8.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.6
Dir1:S
Location1:Canungra
Dist2:30.0
Dir2:SW
Location2:Nerang
Dist3:35.4
Dir3:S
Location3:Tamborine Mountain
Dist4:37.8
Dir4:SE
Location4:Beaudesert
Dist5:88.7
Dir5:S
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Ferny Glen
Near-Ne:Witheren
Near-E:Beechmont
Near-Se:Beechmont
Near-S:Beechmont
Near-Sw:Illinbah
Near-W:Illinbah
Near-Nw:Ferny Glen

Flying Fox is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Flying Fox had a population of 61 people.

Geography

The locality consists of a pair of north-south valleys. The watercourse Flying Fox Creek rises to the south (Beechmont) and flows north through the eastern valley of the locality of Flying Fox exiting to the north (Ferny Glen) where it becomes a tributary of the Coomera River. An unnamed creek also rises to the south (Beechmont) and flows north through the western valley of the locality of Flying Fox where it becomes a tributary of Flying Fox Creek on the locality's northern boundary.

History

Flying Fox State School opened on 21 June 1920 and closed in 1962. It was on the western side of Upper Coomera Road near the Coomera River (approx), now within the present-day boundaries of neighbouring Ferny Glen.[2] [3]

Demographics

In the, Flying Fox had a population of 65 people. The locality contained 19 households, in which 53.8% of the population were males and 46.2% of the population were females with a median age of 41, 3 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $2,399, $961 above the national average.

In the, Flying Fox had a population of 61 people.

Education

There are no schools in Flying Fox. The nearest government primary schools are Canungra State School in Canungra to the north and Beechmont State School in neighbouring Beechmont to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Tamborine Mountain State High School in Tamborine Mountain to the north and Nerang State High School in Nerang to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 20 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 1930. Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 14 south. live. 15 December 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 16 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616022030/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh14-south-1930.jpg.
  3. Web site: 1955. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38. live. 15 December 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 21 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621054045/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m38-admin-bdy-1955.jpg.