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Land Sales, Schools and Sewerage: The Development of Ferny Hills

Ferny Hills is often regarded as a settled, established suburb on Brisbane’s north-west fringe. Its early development, however, was shaped by rapid subdivision, strong marketing and a population surge that outpaced essential infrastructure. The suburb’s formation reflects a familiar outer-Brisbane pattern of the post-war decades: land first, families next, services later. What distinguishes Ferny Hills…