Ferny Hills, Queensland

Ferny Hills is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is north-west of Brisbane, the state capital, and is located along Samford Road at the edge of the Brisbane Forest Park. Informally it is part of the Hills District.

Ferny Hills
Moreton Bay, Queensland
Ferny Hills
Coordinates27°23′24″S 152°55′59″E
Population8,739 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4055
Location18 km (11 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)Ferny Grove
Federal Division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Ferny Hills:
Samford Bunya Bunya
Camp Mountain Ferny Hills Arana Hills
Upper Kedron Ferny Grove Keperra

Ferny Hills is almost entirely a residential suburb. It contains two primary schools, Ferny Hills State School,[3] which opened in 1970 and is among the last Queensland primary schools to be built in the more traditional high-set format, and Patricks Road State School,[4] which opened in 1977. A high school is also located just beyond its borders in Ferny Grove. There are also convenience centres located on Ferny Way on the southern end of the suburb. Until 2006, a notable feature of Ferny Hills was the Australian Woolshed, which was an Australian farming and wildlife attraction featuring shows and animal exhibits. This has since been demolished and a residential development has been built called 'Woolshed Grove' paying homage to its previous life.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Ferny Hills recorded a population of 8,721 people, 50.1% female and 49.9% male.

The median age of the Ferny Hills population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37.

82.6% of people living in Ferny Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 0.8%, Scotland 0.6%, India 0.4%.

94.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Italian, 0.3% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Mandarin.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ferny Hills (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. "Ferny Hills (entry 45436)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. "Ferny Hills SS". Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. "Patricks Road SS". Retrieved 28 January 2017.


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