Woodstock, Queensland

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Woodstock
Queensland
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Woodstock
Coordinates 19°35′46″S146°50′07″E / 19.5961°S 146.8352°E / -19.5961; 146.8352 (Woodstock (town centre))
Population270 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.246/km2 (3.23/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4816
Area216.7 km2 (83.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Woodstock:
Barringha Barringha Majors Creek
Granite Vale Woodstock Majors Creek
Calcium Reid River Upper Haughton

Woodstock is a rural town and locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Woodstock had a population of 270 people. [1]

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Geography

Woodstock is 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Townsville.

The area in the head of the catchments for the Ross River. The Ross River Dam is a major source of water for Townsville and the Majors Creek/Upper Haughton area.

There is a substation at Woodstock to boost power to the area and it feeds into the Kelso substation in the Upper Ross area of Townsville.

History

The town takes its name from the Woodstock pastoral run, which was named in 1863, by Mark Watt Reid, station manager for pastoralist John Melton Black. [2]

Woodstock Provisional School opened in September 1890. On 1 January 1909, it became Woodstock State School. [4] [5] The preschool burnt down around Christmas 2004.[ citation needed ] In 2015, Woodstock State School celebrated its 125th anniversary. [6]

Manton Provisional School opened on 1 October 1903. In 1908, it reported an average daily attendance of 11.8 students. [7] It become Manton State School on 1 January 1909. In 1920, it began to operate as a half-time school in conjunction with Toonpan Provisional School (meaning one teacher was shared between the two schools). It returned to full-time school status in 1923. Due to low student numbers, it closed in October 1924, but reopened in 1928, closing again in 1930. The school reopened in 1934 with 14 students. [8] [9] [10] It closed permanently on 18 August 1946 . [11] [12] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 4073 Burdekin Highway (now Flinders Highway, 19°39′12″S146°50′12″E / 19.65338°S 146.83664°E / -19.65338; 146.83664 (Manton State School (former)) ). [13] [14] [15] [16]

Woodstock and its large surrounding area was in Thuringowa until 1997 when a change in local government boundaries resulted in this part of Thuringowa being incorporated into City of Townsville.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Woodstock had a population of 239 people. [17]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Woodstock had a population of 270 people. [1]

Facilities

The Woodstock General Store is the local shop, cafe, news agent, service station, bank and post office. There is also a service station situated at neighbouring Calcium.As of 2024 the Woodstock Store is no longer open

The Woodstock branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 42 Woodstock Avenue. [18] The QCWA Hall is used for many other functions like stalls and markets to bingo and parties.

Education

Woodstock State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Woodstock Avenue ( 19°35′53″S146°50′06″E / 19.5980°S 146.8351°E / -19.5980; 146.8351 (Woodstock State School) ). [19] [20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 7 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [21]

There are no secondary schools in Woodstock. The nearest government secondary schools are William Ross State High School in Annandale, Townsville, to the north and Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the east. [22]

Sport

Woodstock is home to many types of sports, from the Woodstock Horse Sports, Motocross and off-road track, to a rifle club, and dog show events held at a dedicated site next to the sports and recreation club.

The Woodstock Sport and Recreational Club is used on Friday nights as a bar. The Woodstock Motocross track holds events most weekends and is well known in Queensland. [23] There is also sky diving or flight-seeing tours.

The area has been nominated as a site for a future motorsports precinct.

Transport

Woodstock's main center is located on the Flinders Highway where the Woodstock–Giru Road and the old Flinders Highway meet the current Flinders Highway.

Local school buses run from Reid River to Woodstock and from Toonpan to Woodstock during schools days taking the local children to the Woodstock School and another local bus runs from Reid River to William Ross High School (Townsville) for the High school Children.

Woodstock has its own airport, listed as Woodstock Airport it is better known as Donnington Airpark. The area supports a number of private airstrips.

The Western rail line bisects the area (the line between Townsville and Mount Isa). The area is also dissected by gas and water pipelines.

Mining

Calcium is the name of a suburb in the Woodstock area and is the main industry site of the area, they mine limestone.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodstock (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Woodstock – town in City of Townsville (entry 38002)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Woodstock – locality in City of Townsville (entry 49500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Queensland school anniversaries". Education Queensland. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "State Schools". The Evening Telegraph . Vol. 8, no. 2223. Queensland, Australia. 4 August 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1934". The Townsville Daily Bulletin . Vol. LVI, no. 17. Queensland, Australia. 19 January 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "CORRESPONDENCE". The Townsville Daily Bulletin . Vol. LVI, no. 40. Queensland, Australia. 15 February 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1934". The Townsville Daily Bulletin . Vol. LVI, no. 146. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ↑ "Agency ID 9112, Manton State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "NEW RESERVES". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LIX, no. 14, 022. Queensland, Australia. 20 December 1902. p. 10. Retrieved 6 June 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Mt Elliott (Special)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "County of Elphinstone" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Land parcel; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodstock (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  18. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "Woodstock State School". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Trackfinder.com.au - Woodstock Motocross Track - Townsville". Trackfinder. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

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