Woodhill Logan City, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Logan River, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°53′07″S 152°58′24″E / 27.8852°S 152.9733°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 723 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 53.96/km2 (139.7/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 | ||||||||||||||
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'Woodhill is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Woodhill had a population of 723 people.[1]
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.[3][4]
Woodhill railway station (27°53′35″S 152°58′23″E / 27.8931°S 152.9731°E) was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert.[5] The line opened on 16 May 1888.[6]
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.[7]
In the 2016 census Woodhill had a population of 723 people.[1]
The Logan River forms the western boundary.[8]
The Mount Lindesay Highway runs through from north to south.
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).[9][10] 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).[11]