Flying Fox is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...

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, Australia. In the , Flying Fox had a population of 61 people.

Geography

The locality consists of a pair of north-south valleys. The watercourse Flying Fox Creek rises to the south ( Beechmont) and flows north through the eastern valley of the locality of Flying Fox exiting to the north ( Ferny Glen) where it becomes a tributary of the

Coomera River The Coomera River is a perennial river in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of . Course and features Rising in Lamington ...

. An unnamed creek also rises to the south (Beechmont) and flows north through the western valley of the locality of Flying Fox where it becomes a tributary of Flying Fox Creek on the locality's northern boundary.

History

Flying Fox State School opened on 21 June 1920 and closed in 1962. It was on the western side of Upper Coomera Road near the Coomera River (approx ), now within the present-day boundaries of neighbouring Ferny Glen.

Demographics

In the , Flying Fox had a population of 65 people. The locality contained 19 households, in which 53.8% of the population were males and 46.2% of the population were females with a median age of 41, 3 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $2,399, $961 above the national average. In the , Flying Fox had a population of 61 people.

Education

There are no schools in Flying Fox. The nearest government primary schools are Canungra State School in

Canungra Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinte ...

to the north and Beechmont State School in neighbouring Beechmont to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Tamborine Mountain State High School in

Tamborine Mountain Tamborine Mountain, also known simply as Mount Tamborine, is a plateau, geographic subregion and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamborine Mountain had a population of 8,105 people. Geography The plate ...

to the north and

Nerang State High School Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the Gold Coast town of Nerang (Queensland, Australia). The school is administered by the Department of Education and is located in Division 5 of the Ci ...

Nerang Nerang is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Nerang had a population of 17,048 people. Geography The Nerang River flows through the locality from south to east, passing through the town ...

to the north-east.

References

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