Oakhurst, Queensland
Oakhurst is a mixed-use locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Oakhurst had a population of 1,717 people.
Geography
The Mary River forms part of the eastern boundary.The Maryborough–Biggenden Road enters the locality from the east where it is known as Gayndah Road. It exits the locality to the west.
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south. Despite the name, the locality is served by the Maryborough West railway station, which has replaced Maryborough railway station as the main stop serving Maryborough on the North Coast line. The station is the junction where the North Coast railway line splits into two. The new electrified main line exits the locality to the north-east bound ultimately for Cairns. The older not-electrified line exits the locality to the east bound for Maryborough. This line is still required to transport rolling stock to and from the Walkers Limited workshop.
The locality is increasingly becoming a suburb of Maryborough with rural residential housing being the major land use. The remaining land is used for grazing on native vegetation and growing sugarcane.
History
Oakhurst was historically served by the Oakhurst railway station. However, Maryborough West railway station was opened in 1989 as a replacement for Maryborough and Baddow stations, when the latter was bypassed by a new seven kilometre alignment that was built as part of the electrification of the North Coast line.Once, the locality of Oakhurst was split between the Shire of Woocoo and the City of Maryborough. However, on 2 July 2010, it was regazetted as being solely within the Fraser Coast Region.
Demographics
In the, Oakhurst had a population of 1,444 people.In the, Oakhurst had a population of 1,717 people.
Education
There are no schools in Oakhurst. The nearest government primary school is Sunbury State School in Maryborough to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School, also in Maryborough.TAFE Queensland delivers vocational education at its Wide Bay campus at 65 Nagel Street.