Flying Fox QLD 4275
30 addresses · 3 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Flying Fox · 71 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Flying Fox is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 61 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,750 a week, with median rent near $465 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tamborine - Canungra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Flying Fox itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 park
2 Catholic churches
1 golf club
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Southport Flying Club, 27.9 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 44.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 44.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 62.9% |
Demographics
Population by age in Flying Fox
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 20 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Flying Fox
| House | 18 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Flying Fox
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Flying Fox
| Australian | 30 |
|---|---|
| English | 27 |
| Irish | 11 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
| Ancestry NS | 3 |
Housing tenure in Flying Fox
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 14 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Flying Fox
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Flying Fox
| Car | 24 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Flying Fox
| New Zealand | 7 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,001 bird observations recorded near Flying Fox — most often seen:
- Welcome Swallow (148)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (142)
- Australian Magpie (140)
- Willie Wagtail (138)
- Torresian Crow (136)
- Laughing Kookaburra (134)
- Noisy Miner (129)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (119)
- Pale-headed Rosella (112)
- Pied Currawong (112)
- Australasian Figbird (110)
- Crested Pigeon (104)
- Eastern Whipbird (103)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Flying Fox
- Pied Butcherbird (99)
- Magpie-lark (91)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (91)
- Straw-necked Ibis (90)
- Australian King-parrot (85)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (84)
- White-faced Heron (84)
- Grey Fantail (82)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (81)
- Australian Wood Duck (80)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (75)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (75)
- Brown Thornbill (74)
- Grey Butcherbird (72)
- Red-browed Finch (71)
- Striated Pardalote (70)
- Superb Fairy-wren (70)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Flying Fox:
- Ferny Glen (3 km)
- Illinbah (3.5 km)
- Beechmont (4.3 km)
- Sarabah (5.3 km)
- Witheren (6.5 km)
- Numinbah Valley (7.6 km)
- Cainbable (8.3 km)
- Canungra (8.8 km)
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Streets
- Beechmont Road (3)
- Flying Fox Road (16)
- Little Flying Fox Road (11)
