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}}

| pop_footnotes =

| 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 }}

References