Oak Valley, Queensland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oak Valley | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Oak Valley | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Oak Valley | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 19°24′36″S 146°49′08″E / 19.4099°S 146.8188°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 478 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 28.45/km2 (73.69/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4811[2] | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Oak Valley is a rural residential locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Oak Valley had a population of 478 people.[1]
The locality is loosely bounded to the north-east by the Flinders Highway and the Great Northern railway line.[4]
Stanley is a neighbourhood in the locality (19°25′00″S 146°50′00″E / 19.4166°S 146.8333°E).[5]
History
The neighbourhood of Stanley takes its name from the Stanley railway station, which was after railway engineer Henry Charles Stanley.[5]
Antill Plains Aerodrome was a military airfield operated from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.[6] It is now privately operated as Montpelier Airpark at 1259 Old Flinders Highway (19°25′47″S 146°49′42″E / 19.42973°S 146.82842°E).[7]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Oak Valley had a population of 420 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Oak Valley had a population of 487 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Oak Valley had a population of 478 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Oak Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 12 Chisholm Trail: Tobacco Kiln[10]
