Fossilbrook

Fossilbrook is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the, Fossilbrook had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Fossilbrook has the following mountains :

The Tablelands railway line passes through the eastern edge of the locality with the locality being served by Lyndbrook railway station.
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

On 26 June 1872, William Hann set out from Fossilbrook, an outstation of Mount Surprise Station owned by Ezra Firth, to lead an exploration into North Queensland, which discovered gold in the Palmer River. Hann and his team returned to Fossibrook on 27 October 1872.
Fossilbrook Provisional School opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Fossilbrook State School. It closed in 1926. It was on a site within the town reserve.
Fossilbrook was flooded in January 1927 following of rain. Residents took refuge in the school building which was not flooded.

In the, Fossilbrook had a population of 5 people.
In the, Fossilbrook had "no people or a very low population".

There are no schools in Fossilbrook. The nearest government primary school is Mount Surprise State School in neighbouring Mount Surprise to the south. There are no nearby secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.

The Savannahlander tourist train service passes briefly through the locality on the railway line.