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Foxdale
Queensland
Foxdale is located in Queensland
Foxdale
Foxdale
Location in Queensland
Population 99 (2021 census)
 • Density 4.267/km2 (11.05/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4800
Area 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (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

Foxdale is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Foxdale had a population of 99 people.

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°21′43″S 148°33′19″E / 20.3619°S 148.5552°E / -20.3619; 148.5552 (Foxdale railway station (former))) but this station has been abandoned.

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.

Demographics

In the 2016 census Foxdale had a population of 127 people.

In the 2021 census, Foxdale had a population of 99 people.

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