Oak Valley, Queensland
# Oak Valley, Queensland

Oak Valley is a rural residential locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Oak Valley had a population of 487 people.

## Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the north-east by the Flinders Highway and the Great Northern railway line.

Stanley is a neighbourhood in the locality (19°25′00″S 146°50′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.4166°S 146.8333°E﻿ / -19.4166; 146.8333﻿ (Stanley)).

## History

The neighbourhood of Stanley takes its name from the Stanley railway station, which was after railway engineer Henry Charles Stanley.

Antill Plains Aerodrome was a military airfield operated from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. It is now privately operated as Montpelier Airpark at 1259 Old Flinders Highway (19°25′47″S 146°49′42″E﻿ / ﻿19.42973°S 146.82842°E﻿ / -19.42973; 146.82842﻿ (Antill Plains Aerodrome / Montpelier Airpark)).

In the 2011 census, Oak Valley had a population of 420 people.

In the 2016 census Oak Valley had a population of 487 people.

## Heritage listings

Oak Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

* 12 Chisholm Trail: Tobacco Kiln

## Education

There are no schools in Oak Valley. The nearest primary school is Wulguru State School in Wulguru to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is William Ross State High School in Annandale to the north-west.

## Facilities

The Townsville City Council operate a mobile library service which visits the fire brigade shed at Oak Valley every second Wednesday afternoon.

