Ferny Hills is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Ferny Hills had a population of 8,726 people.
Ferny Hills is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country.
Ferny Way State School opened on 27 January 1970. In 1973 it was renamed Ferny Hills State School.
Patricks Road State School opened on 24 January 1977.
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. The Australian Woolshed was also featured as a setting in Episode 12, Season 4 of The Amazing Race.
In the 2011 census, Ferny Hills had 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.
In the 2016 census, Ferny Hills had a population of 8,739 people.
In the 2021 census, Ferny Hills had a population of 8,726 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
