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Suburb of Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia
Mount Fox is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook , Queensland , Australia.[2] 2021 census , Mount Fox had a population of 84 people.[1]
Geography [ edit ]
Mount Fox is a locality on the western side of the Great Dividing Range . The eastern side of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped; much of it is within the Girrigun National Park and the Lannercost State Forest. The dormant volcano Mount Fox (also known as Mount Yellerai) is 810 metres (2,660 ft ) above sea level in the western part of the locality (18°50′28 ″S 145°48′19 ″E / 18.8411°S 145.8053°E / -18.8411; 145.8053 (Mount Fox (Mount Yellerai) ) [3] [4] [5]
History [ edit ]
Mount Fox State School opened on 12 February 1938 but it closed in December 1941. It reopened on 28 July 1954 but closed on 2 September 1955. It reopened on 11 May 1959 but closed again on 6 July 1964. It reopened on 28 January 1988.[6]
Demographics [ edit ]
In the 2016 census Mount Fox had a population of 87 people.[7]
In the 2021 census , Mount Fox had a population of 84 people.[1]
Education [ edit ]
Mount Fox State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 2957 Mt Fox Road (18°49′08 ″S 145°47′40 ″E / 18.8190°S 145.7945°E / -18.8190; 145.7945 (Mount Fox State School ) [8] [9] [10] [11]
There is no secondary school in Mount Fox. The nearest secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north-east.[5]
References [ edit ]
^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland" . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government . 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Mount Fox – mountain in Hinchinbrook Shire (entry 13103)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ a b "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 January 2021 .
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Fox (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "State and non-state school details" . Queensland Government . 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "Mount Fox State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF) . Mount Fox State School . Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
^ "ACARA School Profile 2018" . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020 .
Further reading [ edit ]
Shepherd, R. L; Australia. Army. Royal Queensland Regiment, 2nd (1962), Mount Fox background : history of mining, pastoral and timber activities of Mt. Fox and hinterland providing background setting for 1962 Annual Camp , retrieved 13 October 2017 {{citation }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
Blackford, Keith (1990), A history of the timber industry covering Kirrama Range, Mt. Spec, Mt. Fox, Herbert River , retrieved 13 October 2017
External links [ edit ]
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