Population 884 (2011 census) State electorate(s) Glass House Postal code 4560 Lga Sunshine Coast Region | Postcode(s) 4560 Flaxton Hunchy Federal division Division of Fairfax | |
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Flaxton is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the locality recorded a population of 884.
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Map of Flaxton QLD 4560, Australia
History
The locality is named after Flaxton Hall Farm in the fens of Eastern England. Joseph Dixon, who originally grew sugarcane at Buderim, selected land at Flaxton in 1882. From 1892 the land was cleared so bananas and citrus fruit could be farmed.
A fruit-packing shed which could process the district's entire harvest was opened 1931. A sawmill operated for more than 20 years before being burned down in 1956.
Flaxton State School was established in 1967.
References
Flaxton, Queensland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA