Oakdale, Queensland
| Oakdale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Oakdale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°12′00″S 151°54′46″E / 26.2000°S 151.9127°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 49 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.50/km2 (11.64/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4605 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Oakdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Oakdale had a population of 49 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Murgon - Gayndah Road enters the locality from the north-west (Merlwood) and forms part of the north-western boundary of the locality, before passing through the locality, to become part of the southern boundary, before exiting to the south (Murgon).[3]
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and some rural residential housing.[4]
History
[edit]The locality was officially named and bounded on 29 May 1998.[2]
Tenders to build a school at Oakdale were called in January 1916.[5][6] Oakdale State School opened on 10 August 1916. It closed about 30 September 1941.[7][8] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the north-east corner of Gessler and Crownthorpe Roads (26°11′56″S 151°54′37″E / 26.1989°S 151.9102°E).[9][10]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Oakdale had a population of 56 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Oakdale had a population of 49 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Oakdale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Murgon State School and Murgon State High School in neighbouring Murgon to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Murgon.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oakdale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Oakdale – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46254)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7810. Queensland, Australia. 17 January 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS". The Week. Vol. LXXXI, no. 2, 095. Queensland, Australia. 18 February 1916. p. 15. Retrieved 25 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Agency ID 9164, Oakdale State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "CROWN LANDS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 371. Queensland, Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 13. Retrieved 25 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
