Oakdale, Queensland

Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

26°12′00″S 151°54′46″E / 26.2000°S 151.9127°E / -26.2000; 151.9127 (Oakdale (centre of locality))Population56 (2016 census)^[1] • Density5.14/km² (13.31/sq mi)Postcode(s)4605Area10.9 km² (4.2 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)South Burnett RegionState electorate(s)Nanango Federal division(s)Wide Bay

Suburbs around Oakdale:
Merlwood	Tablelands	Tablelands
Barlil	Oakdale	Murgon
Barlil	Murgon	Murgon

Oakdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Oakdale had a population of 56 people.^[1]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 29 May 1998.^[2]

Oakdale State School opened on 10 August 1916 and closed in 1941.^[3] It was on the north-east corner of Gessler and Crownthorpe Roads (26°11′56″S 151°54′37″E / 26.1989°S 151.9102°E / -26.1989; 151.9102 (Oakdale State School (former))).^[4]

In the 2016 census, Oakdale had a population of 56 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Oakdale – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46254)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.