Oak Valley, Queensland Explained

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.

Geography

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]

History

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 .

Demographics

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.

Heritage listings

Oak Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

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]

Facilities

The Townsville City Council operate a mobile library service which visits the fire brigade shed at Oak Valley every second Wednesday afternoon.[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://auspost.com.au/postcode/4811 Oak Valley Postcode
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. 29 December 2020.
  4. Web site: 2014-06-30 . Antill Plains Airfields . 2022-08-26 . Queensland WWII Historic Places . . en-AU.
  5. 16 July 2013.
  6. https://wulguruss.eq.edu.au/ Wulguru State School
  7. https://williamrossshs.eq.edu.au/ William Ross State High School
  8. Web site: Mobile Library Service. Townsville City Council. 29 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141018/https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/5089/Mobile-Library-Calendar_18_JanJun.pdf. 29 January 2018. dead.