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Woodhill Railway Station

'Woodhill is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Woodhill had a population of 1,231 people.

Geography

The Logan River forms the western boundary.

History

Woodhill evolved from the Townsvale plantation, which was established in 1862; Woodhill was the property name of the Ferguson Family.

David and Jane Ferguson donated land for the cemetery, when their 11-year-old son George died after falling from a horse on 13 March 1873. The Woodhill Cemetery was gazetted on 26 April 1879, although it was called the Veresdale Cemetery at the time.

Townsvale National School opened on 2 June 1873. On 1 January 1874 it became Veresdale State School. In 1899 it was renamed Woodhill State School.

Woodhill railway station (27°53′35″S 152°58′23″E / 27.8931°S 152.9731°E / -27.8931; 152.9731 (Woodhill railway station)) was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert. The line opened on 16 May 1888.

The suburb was officially named and bounded on 24 April 1997.

Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Woodhill became part of Logan City following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Woodhill had a population of 423 people, 47.8% female and 52.2% male. The median age of the Woodhill population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 84.6% of people living in Woodhill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 3.5%, Belgium 0.7%, Malta 0.7% and the Netherlands 0.7%. 95.0% of people spoke only English at home; the only other response for language spoken at home was 0.9% Dutch.

In the 2016 census, Woodhill had a population of 723 people, 48.8% female and 51.2% male. The median age of the Woodhill population was 33 years, 5 years below the national median of 38. 77.2% of people living in Woodhill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 0.6%, Thailand 0.6% and Samoa 0.4%. 91.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Spanish, 0.4% German, 0.4% Japanese and 0.4% Samoan.

In the 2021 census, Woodhill had a population of 1,231 people, 48.9% female and 51.1% male. The median age of the Woodhill population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median of 38. 81.2% of people living in Woodhill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.2%, England 4.1%, South Africa 0.5%, Zimbabwe 0.5%, and Samoa 0.4%. 91.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.5% German, 0.4% Greek, and 0.4% Hungarian.

Road infrastructure

The Mount Lindesay Highway runs through from north to south.

Education

Woodhill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6027 Mount Lindesay Highway (27°53′34″S 152°58′25″E / 27.8929°S 152.9737°E / -27.8929; 152.9737 (Woodhill State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 211 students with 16 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodhill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Woodhill – locality in City of Logan (entry 45298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Woodhill, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Woodhill". Suburbs. Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Woodhill – railway station in Logan City (entry 37974)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ^ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woodhill (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 May 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodhill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Woodhill State School". Woodhill State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  12. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.