Woodstock, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Woodstock Queensland
Woodstock landscape, 2013
Woodstock Location in Queensland
Population	239 (2016 census)
• Density	1.1029/km2 (2.856/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4816
Area	216.7 km2 (83.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs 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. In the 2016 census, Woodstock had a population of 239 people.

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.

Mining

Calcium is the name of a suburb in the Woodstock area and is the main industry site of the area, they mine Lime Stone.

History

Woodstock and its large surrounding area was in Thuringowa until in 1997, when a major alteration in local government boundaries took place, that seen this part of Thuringowa become Townsville City.

Sport

Woodstock is home to many types of sports, from the Woodstock Horse Sports, Motocross and off road track, to a rifle club, and dog show events held at a dedicated site next to the sports and recreation club.

The Woodstock Sport and Recreational Club is used on Friday nights as a bar. The Woodstock Motocross track holds events most weekends and is well-known in Queensland. There is also sky diving or flight-seeing tours.

The area has been nominated as a site for a future motorsports precinct.

Education

Woodstock State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Woodstock Avenue (19°35′53″S 146°50′06″E / 19.5980°S 146.8351°E / -19.5980; 146.8351 (Woodstock State School)). 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).