Woodwark
Queensland
Woodwark is located in Queensland
Woodwark
Woodwark
Coordinates20°14′58″S 148°39′03″E / 20.2494°S 148.6508°E / -20.2494; 148.6508
Population374 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.565/km2 (27.36/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4802
Area35.4 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Woodwark:
Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea
Cape Gloucester Woodwark Coral Sea
Gregory River Riordanvale Cannonvale
Cannon Valley

Woodwark is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Woodwark had a population of 374 people.[1]

History

The locality is named after Woodwark Bay, which was in turn named after George Smith Woodwark (mayor of King's Lynn) in 1886 by Lieutenant G.E. Richards of HMQS Paluma.[2] It is believed that the name was suggested by Lieutenant Alexander Leeper of Paluma as his family lived in King's Lynn.[3]

Geography

The waters of the Coral Sea form the northern boundary, part of the western, and most of the eastern.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodwark (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Woodwark – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46906)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Woodwark Bay – bay in the Whitsunday Region (entry 38010)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Woodwark, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.


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