Ferney, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Ferney
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.6108|152.6205|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Ferney (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 93
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4650
| area = 8.0
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 11.8
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Maryborough
| dist2 = 44.9
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Hervey Bay
| dist3 = 243
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Fraser Coast Region
| stategov = Maryborough
| fedgov = Wide Bay
| near-n = Tinana South
| near-ne = Tinana South
| near-e = Glenorchy
| near-se = Glenorchy
| near-s = Antigua
| near-sw = Antigua
| near-w = Mungar
| near-nw = Mungar
}}
Ferney is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46649|Ferney|locality in Fraser Coast Region|access-date=10 June 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Ferney had a population of 93 people.
Geography
The Mary River forms the western boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ferney+QLD+4650/@-25.6135368,152.5866579,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6beb432fc335a923:0x400eef17f20f1e0!8m2!3d-25.5962389!4d152.6279311 |title=Ferney, Queensland |access-date=20 August 2021}}
The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing (mostly sugarcane).{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Ferney had a population of 85 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31040|name=Ferney (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Ferney had a population of 93 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31029|name=Ferney (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Ferney. The nearest government primary school is Parke State School in Tinana South to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north-east. There are also a number of non-government schools in Maryborough.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}