Woodwark, Queensland

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

Woodwark
Queensland
Woodwark is located in Queensland
Woodwark
Woodwark
Coordinates20.2494°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

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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodwark (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "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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