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
Coordinates	20.2494°S 148.6508°E / -20.2494; 148.6508
Population	374 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	10.565/km2 (27.36/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4802
Area	35.4 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]

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