Foxdale
suburb
Stateqld
Coordinates20.3377°S 148.5044°E
Zoom10
Pop99
Postcode4800
Area23.2
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 18.1
Dir 1NW
Location 1Proserpine
Dist 2133
Dir 2NNW
Location 2Mackay
Dist 3260
Dir 3SE
Location 3Townsville
Dist 41094
Dir 4NNW
Location 4Brisbane
LgaWhitsunday Region
StategovWhitsunday
FedgovDawson
Near-nGregory River
Near-neGregory River
Near-eMyrtlevale
Near-seHamilon Plains
Near-sCrystalbrook
Near-swCrystalbrook
Near-wMount Pluto
Near-nwMount Pluto

Foxdale is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the , Foxdale had a population of 99 people.[2]

Geography

Foxale is farming district located to the north west of Proserpine.

The locality 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) 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).[citation needed]

Foxdale Provisional School opened on 2 June 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Foxdale State School. It closed in 1972.[4]

Demographics

In the , Foxdale had a population of 127 people.[5]

In the , Foxdale had a population of 99 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Foxdale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School, both in Proserpine to the south-east.[6]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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  3. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived 5 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2024.