Woodstock, Queensland

Woodstock
Town
Woodstock landscape, 2013
Woodstock
Interactive map of Woodstock
Coordinates: 19°35′46″S 146°50′07″E / 19.5961°S 146.8352°E / -19.5961; 146.8352 (Woodstock (town centre))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
216.7 km2 (83.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total270 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density1.246/km2 (3.23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4816
Localities around Woodstock
Barringha Barringha Majors Creek
Granite Vale Woodstock Majors Creek
Calcium Reid River Upper Haughton

Woodstock is a rural town and locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Woodstock had a population of 270 people.[2]

Geography

Woodstock is 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Townsville.

The area in the head of the catchments for the Ross River. The Ross River Dam is a major source of water for Townsville and the Majors Creek/Upper Haughton area.

There is a substation at Woodstock to boost power to the area and it feeds into the Kelso substation in the Upper Ross area of Townsville. It will be the connection point for the CopperString project which will link Townsville to Mount Isa.[5]

History

The town takes its name from the Woodstock pastoral run, which was named in 1863, by Mark Watt Reid, station manager for pastoralist John Melton Black.[3]

Woodstock Provisional School opened in September 1890. On 1 January 1909, it became Woodstock State School.[6][7] The preschool burnt down around Christmas 2004. In 2015, Woodstock State School celebrated its 125th anniversary.[8]

Manton Provisional School opened on 1 October 1903. In 1908, it reported an average daily attendance of 11.8 students.[9] It become Manton State School on 1 January 1909. In 1920, it began to operate as a half-time school in conjunction with Toonpan Provisional School (meaning one teacher was shared between the two schools). It returned to full-time school status in 1923. Due to low student numbers, it closed in October 1924, but reopened in 1928, closing again in 1930. The school reopened in 1934 with 14 students.[10][11][12] It closed permanently on 18 August 1946 .[13][14] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 4073 Burdekin Highway (now Flinders Highway, 19°39′12″S 146°50′12″E / 19.65338°S 146.83664°E / -19.65338; 146.83664 (Manton State School (former))).[15][16][17][18]

Woodstock and its large surrounding area was in Thuringowa until 1994 when a change in local government boundaries resulted in this part of Thuringowa being incorporated into City of Townsville.[19]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Woodstock had a population of 239 people.[20]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Woodstock had a population of 270 people.[2]

Education

Woodstock State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls on Woodstock Avenue (19°35′53″S 146°50′06″E / 19.5980°S 146.8351°E / -19.5980; 146.8351 (Woodstock State School)).[21][22] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 7 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[23]

There are no secondary schools in Woodstock. The nearest government secondary schools are William Ross State High School in Annandale, Townsville, to the north and Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the east.[24]

Amenities

The Woodstock branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 42 Woodstock Avenue.[25]

The Woodstock Motocross track opened in 1925. It has a dirt track made of decomposed granite, enabling fast riding.[26]

Transport

Woodstock's main center is located on the Flinders Highway where the Woodstock–Giru Road and the old Flinders Highway meet the current Flinders Highway.

Local school buses run from Reid River to Woodstock and from Toonpan to Woodstock during schools days taking the local children to the Woodstock School and another local bus runs from Reid River to William Ross High School (Townsville) for the High school Children.

Woodstock has its own airport, listed as Woodstock Airport it is better known as Donnington Airpark. The area supports a number of private airstrips.

The Western rail line bisects the area (the line between Townsville and Mount Isa). The area is also dissected by gas and water pipelines.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodstock (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodstock (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Woodstock – town in City of Townsville (entry 38002)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Woodstock – locality in City of Townsville (entry 49500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. ^ "CopperString 2.0: Executive summary, Volume 1" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Queensland school anniversaries". Education Queensland. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. ^ "State Schools". The Evening Telegraph. Vol. 8, no. 2223. Queensland, Australia. 4 August 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1934". The Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LVI, no. 17. Queensland, Australia. 19 January 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "CORRESPONDENCE". The Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LVI, no. 40. Queensland, Australia. 15 February 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1934". The Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LVI, no. 146. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  14. ^ "Agency ID 9112, Manton State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  15. ^ "NEW RESERVES". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIX, no. 14, 022. Queensland, Australia. 20 December 1902. p. 10. Retrieved 6 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Mt Elliott (Special)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  17. ^ "County of Elphinstone" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Layers: Locality; Land parcel; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  19. ^ "The changing shape of Thuringowa" (PDF). Townsville City Libraries. pp. 1 (map), 3. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodstock (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  21. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Woodstock State School". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  25. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Trackfinder.com.au - Woodstock Motocross Track - Townsville". Trackfinder. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

Further reading

  • Woodstock State School centenary, 1890-1990 : including Manton, Reid River & Toonpan schools. Woodstock Centenary Committee. 1990. ISBN 0646008374. — via State Library of Queensland
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