Fig Tree Pocket

Fig Tree Pocket Brisbane, Queensland
Dalton House, Fig Tree Pocket
Fig Tree Pocket
Coordinates	27°31′54″S 152°58′06″E / 27.53167°S 152.96833°E / -27.53167; 152.96833Coordinates: 27°31′54″S 152°58′06″E / 27.53167°S 152.96833°E / -27.53167; 152.96833
Population	3,652 (2011 census)
• Density	870/km2 (2,252/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4069
Area	4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Walter Taylor Ward)
State electorate(s)	Indooroopilly
Federal Division(s)	Ryan
Suburbs around Fig Tree Pocket: Chapel Hill Indooroopilly Chelmer Kenmore Fig Tree Pocket Graceville Sherwood Jindalee Sinnamon Park Seventeen Mile Rocks Oxley Chelmer

Fig Tree Pocket is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-west of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River. Within a pocket of the Brisbane River, the suburb is devoted mostly to low density housing. It is an exclusive riverside suburb with large proportion of trees and parks within the area, with low levels of noise pollution. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 3,652.

Fig Tree Pocket has some of the most expensive residential properties and exclusive riverfront properties in Queensland and Australia, with one property selling for A$9.5 million and another sold for A$7.15 million in early 2009. A riverfront property sold for $8.25 million at Ningana Street in May 2014 setting a record for the highest price achieved post January 2011 floods.

The suburb takes its name from the Moreton Bay fig trees (Ficus macrophylla). In 1866, one particular fig tree in the area was photographed and described as able to shelter 400 people. In 1866, a reserve of 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) was created around the fig tree. The tree no longer exists but the circumstances of its disappearance are not known.

Fig Tree Pocket State School opened on 4 September 1871.

A post office opened in 1878.

It is noteworthy also for the absence of stores of any kind, with the nearest major shopping complex being the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. Despite this removal from other standard suburban conveniences, the area is serviced by two Brisbane Transport bus routes - the 430 and the 445 - both of which have a terminus at Mandalay Park. The western boundary is marked by the Western Freeway.

Fig Tree Pocket is home to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Fig Tree Pocket State School and also a Montessori school. The Fig Tree Pocket boat ramp is a popular point on the Brisbane River for water skiers to launch from.

Fig Tree Pocket is subject to the Fig Tree Pocket local plan which can be found at Council's website. The suburb is zoned for very low density residential, low density residential and rural housing. Restrictions on multi-unit dwellings apply. The majority of Fig Tree Pocket is rated "low risk" from bushfires.