Woodhill, Queensland

Woodhill is a locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Woodhill
Logan City, Queensland
Postcode(s)4285
Location48 km (30 mi) S of Brisbane
LGA(s)Logan City
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Woodhill:
Kagaru Cedar Grove Cedar Vale
Allenview Woodhill Veresdale Scrub
Allenview Veresdale Veresdale

History

Townsvale National School opened on 2 June 1873. On 1 January 1874 it was became Veresdale State School. In 1899 it was renamed Woodhill State School.[2][3]

Woodhill railway station (27.8931°S 152.9731°E / -27.8931; 152.9731 (Woodhill railway station)) was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert.[4] The line opened on 16 May 1888.[5]

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

In the 2011 census, Woodhill had a population of 423.[6]

References
  1. "Woodhill (entry 45298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  3. "Woodhill". Suburbs. Logan City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. "Woodhill - railway station in Logan City (entry 37974)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woodhill (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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