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Oakdale, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°12′00″S 151°54′46″E / 26.2000°S 151.9127°E / -26.2000; 151.9127 (Oakdale (centre of locality))
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Oakdale
Queensland
Oakdale is located in Queensland
Oakdale
Oakdale
Coordinates26°12′00″S 151°54′46″E / 26.2000°S 151.9127°E / -26.2000; 151.9127 (Oakdale (centre of locality))
Population49 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density4.50/km2 (11.64/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4605
Area10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State 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 2021 census, Oakdale had a population of 49 people.[1]

History

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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]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Oakdale had a population of 56 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Oakdale had a population of 49 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oakdale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Oakdale – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46254)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata