Ferny Glen, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°04′31″S 153°09′24″E / 28.0752°S 153.1566°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 91 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.05/km2 (18.27/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4275 | ||||||||||||
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Ferny Glen is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ferny Glen had a population of 91 people.[1]
The Coomera River enters the locality from the south (Illinbah) and flows through the locality exiting to the north-east (Witheren).[3] The locality is the valley created by the river.[4]
Upper Coomera Road enters the locality from the north-east (Witheren) and exits to the south-east (Flying Fox).[4]
The land use is irrigated pastures for grazing near the river with grazing on native vegetation on the slopes of the valley. There are some small areas of rural residential housing.[4]
History
Flying Fox State School opened on 21 June 1920 and closed in 1962.[5] It was on the western side of Upper Coomera Road near the Coomera River (approx 28°04′52″S 153°09′22″E / 28.0810°S 153.1561°E), within the present-day boundaries of Ferny Glen.[6][7][8]
