Fossilbrook

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Fossilbrook
Queensland
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Fossilbrook
Coordinates 17°51′34″S144°15′25″E / 17.8594°S 144.2569°E / -17.8594; 144.2569 (Fossilbrook (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4871
Area473.2 km2 (182.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
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]

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Geography

The Tablelands railway line passes through the locality with the locality being served by Lyndbrook railway station ( 17°50′08″S144°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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fossilbrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Fossilbrook – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 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
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fossilbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg