Foxdale, Queensland

Foxdale is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Foxdale had a population of 127 people.[1]

Foxdale
Queensland
Foxdale
Coordinates20.3377°S 148.5044°E / -20.3377; 148.5044 (Foxdale (centre of locality))
Population127 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.47/km2 (14.18/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Foxdale:
Mount Pluto Gregory River Gregory River
Mount Pluto Foxdale Myrtlevale
Crystalbrook Crystalbrook Proserpine

Geography

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 (20.3619°S 148.5552°E / -20.3619; 148.5552 (Foxdale railway station (former))) but this station has been abandoned.[3]

History

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).

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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Foxdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Foxdale – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46869)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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