Woodhill Logan City,  Queensland
Logan River, 2016
Woodhill
Coordinates	27°53′07″S 152°58′24″E / 27.8852°S 152.9733°E / -27.8852; 152.9733 (Woodhill (centre of locality))
Population	1,231 ( 2021 census) [1]
• Density	91.9/km2 (237.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4285
Area	13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST ( UTC+10:00)
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

'Woodhill is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Woodhill had a population of 1,231 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Logan River forms the western boundary. ^[3]

History

Woodhill evolved from the Townsvale plantation, which was established in 1862; Woodhill was the property name of the Ferguson Family. ^[4]

David and Jane Ferguson donated land for the cemetery, when their 11-year-old son George died after falling from a horse on 13 March 1873. ^[4] The Woodhill Cemetery was gazetted on 26 April 1879, although it was called the Veresdale Cemetery at the time. ^[4]

Townsvale National School opened on 2 June 1873. On 1 January 1874 it became Veresdale State School. In 1899 it was renamed Woodhill State School. ^{[5] [4]}

Woodhill railway station ( 27°53′35″S 152°58′23″E / 27.8931°S 152.9731°E / -27.8931; 152.9731 (Woodhill railway station)) was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert. ^[6] The line opened on 16 May 1888. ^[7]

The suburb was officially named and bounded on 24 April 1997. ^[2]

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

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Woodhill had a population of 423 people, 47.8% female and 52.2% male. The median age of the Woodhill population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 84.6% of people living in Woodhill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 3.5%, Belgium 0.7%, Malta 0.7% and the Netherlands 0.7%. 95.0% of people spoke only English at home; the only other response for language spoken at home was 0.9% Dutch. ^[8]

In the 2016 census, Woodhill had a population of 723 people, 48.8% female and 51.2% male. The median age of the Woodhill population was 33 years, 5 years below the national median of 38. 77.2% of people living in Woodhill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 0.6%, Thailand 0.6% and Samoa 0.4%. 91.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% Spanish, 0.4% German, 0.4% Japanese and 0.4% Samoan. ^[9]

In the 2021 census, Woodhill had a population of 1,231 people, 48.9% female and 51.1% male. The median age of the Woodhill population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median of 38. 81.2% of people living in Woodhill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.2%, England 4.1%, South Africa 0.5%, Zimbabwe 0.5%, and Samoa 0.4%. 91.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.5% German, 0.4% Greek, and 0.4% Hungarian. ^[1]

Road infrastructure

The Mount Lindesay Highway runs through from north to south.

Education

Woodhill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6027 Mount Lindesay Highway ( 27°53′34″S 152°58′25″E / 27.8929°S 152.9737°E / -27.8929; 152.9737 (Woodhill State School)). ^{[10] [11]} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 211 students with 16 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). ^[12]

References

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