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Coordinates: 19°24′36″S 146°49′08″E / 19.4099°S 146.8188°E / -19.4099; 146.8188 (Oak Valley (centre of locality))
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Suburb of City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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]
Geography
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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 / -19.4166; 146.8333 (Stanley)).[5]
History
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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 / -19.42973; 146.82842 (Antill Plains Aerodrome / Montpelier Airpark)).[7]
Demographics
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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
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Oak Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
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There are no schools in Oak Valley. The nearest primary school is Wulguru State SchoolinWulguru to the north-west.[11] The nearest secondary school is William Ross State High SchoolinAnnandale to the north-west.[4][12]
Facilities
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The Townsville City Council operate a mobile library service which visits the fire brigade shed at Oak Valley every second Wednesday afternoon.[13]
References
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^ "Oak Valley – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44621)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ a b "Stanley – locality unbounded in City of Townsville (entry 39320)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Antill Plains Airfields". Queensland WWII Historic Places. Queensland Government. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Oak Valley". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 February 2016. 
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oak Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Tobacco Kiln (entry 602343)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
^ Wulguru State School Retrievede 6 March 2021
^ William Ross State High School Retrieved 6 March 2021
^ "Mobile Library Service" (PDF). Townsville City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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