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Foresthome
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Foresthome
Coordinates 18°36′41″S146°12′19″E / 18.6113°S 146.2052°E / -18.6113; 146.2052 (Foresthome (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 18°36′41″S146°12′19″E / 18.6113°S 146.2052°E / -18.6113; 146.2052 (Foresthome (centre of locality))
Population87 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density5.06/km2 (13.10/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4850
Area17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Foresthome:
Gairloch Gairloch Bemerside
Gairloch Foresthome Cordelia
Ingham Victoria Plantation Victoria Plantation

Foresthome is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Foresthome had a population of 87 people. [1]

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Geography

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south and exits to the north. There are two railway stations on the line in the locality, but both are now abandoned: [3] [4]

History

Foresthome State School opened on 26 November 1935 and closed on 15 March 1993. [5]

In the 2016 census Foresthome had a population of 87 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Foresthome (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Foresthome – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 47382)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 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 Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ↑ 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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