Type: | suburb |
Oak Valley | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -19.4099°N 146.8188°W |
Pop: | 478 |
Postcode: | 4811[1] |
Area: | 16.8 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 12.9 |
Dir1: | S |
Location1: | Wulguru |
Dist2: | 15.8 |
Dir2: | S |
Location2: | Annandale |
Dist3: | 21.1 |
Dir3: | S |
Location3: | Townsville CBD |
Dist4: | 1337 |
Dir4: | NNW |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | City of Townsville |
Stategov: | Burdekin |
Fedgov: | Kennedy |
Near-N: | Roseneath |
Near-Ne: | Brookhill |
Near-E: | Brookhill |
Near-Se: | Ross River |
Near-S: | Ross River |
Near-Sw: | Ross River |
Near-W: | Mount Stuart |
Near-Nw: | Mount Stuart |
Oak Valley is a rural residential locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the, Oak Valley had a population of 478 people.
The locality is loosely bounded to the north-east by the Flinders Highway and the Great Northern railway line.
Stanley is a neighbourhood in the locality (-19.4166°N 146.8333°W).[3]
The neighbourhood of Stanley takes its name from the Stanley railway station, which was after railway engineer Henry Charles Stanley.
Antill Plains Aerodrome was a military airfield operated from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.[4] It is now privately operated as Montpelier Airpark at 1259 Old Flinders Highway .
In the, Oak Valley had a population of 420 people.
In the, Oak Valley had a population of 487 people.
In the, Oak Valley had a population of 478 people.
Oak Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Oak Valley. The nearest primary school is Wulguru State School in Wulguru to the north-west.[6] The nearest secondary school is William Ross State High School in Annandale to the north-west.[7]
The Townsville City Council operate a mobile library service which visits the fire brigade shed at Oak Valley every second Wednesday afternoon.[8]