Foxdale, Queensland
| Foxdale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Foxdale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°20′16″S 148°30′16″E / 20.3377°S 148.5044°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 127 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.47/km2 (14.18/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Foxdale is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Foxdale had a population of 127 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Foxale is farming district located to the north west of Proserpine.
The town is situated between the Proserpine River to the south west and the Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line to the west. The locality was originally served by the Foxdale railway station (20°21′43″S 148°33′19″E / 20.3619°S 148.5552°E) but this station has been abandoned.[3]
History[edit]
The name of the district derives from that of a former property owner and early pioneer in the area called Isaac Alexander Fox (who died in 1918 and is buried in the Proserpine Cemetery).[citation needed]
Foxdale Provisional School opened on 2 June 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Foxdale State School. It closed on 1972.[4]
In the 2016 census Foxdale had a population of 127 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Foxdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Foxdale – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46869)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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
