Oakdale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Oakdale had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The Murgon - Gayndah Road enters the locality from the north-west ( Merlwood) and forms part of the north-western boundary of the locality, before passing through the locality, to become part of the southern boundary, before exiting to the south (

Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...

). The land use is mostly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation with some crop growing and some

rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block, acreage living, or rural residential) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to n ...

housing.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 29 May 1998. Tenders to build a school at Oakdale were called in January 1916. Oakdale State School opened on 10 August 1916. It closed about 30 September 1941. It was on a site on the north-east corner of Gessler and Crownthorpe Roads ().

Demographics

In the , Oakdale had a population of 56 people. In the , Oakdale had a population of 49 people.

Education

There are no schools in Oakdale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Murgon State School and Murgon State High School in neighbouring

to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Murgon.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland