Woodwark, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Woodwark, in the Whitsunday Regional local government area.
| Locality | Woodwark |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Whitsunday Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -20.23109 |
| Longitude | 148.6501 |
| Population | 338 |
| Density | 9.5 /km² |
| Area | 35.5 km² |
| Elevation | 128 m |
| Postcode | 4802 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 920 km north-northwest |
Woodwark is a locality in the Whitsunday Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 338. The locality covers an area of 35.5 km², giving a population density of about 9.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 128 m above sea level. It lies approximately 920 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Woodwark is located at 20.2311°S, 148.6501°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4802. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Woodwark lies in a landscape where the hinterland begins its gentle rise towards the distant, hazy peaks. It lies 115.7 km north-north-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 331°T), and is situated 7.2 km north-west of Cannonvale. The air here, even on a still afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, almost forgotten tang of the sea carried inland by the prevailing breezes. Red dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything, softening the sharp edges of the eucalypts and lending a muted glow to the corrugated iron roofs of the scattered homes. The terrain is a study in understated contours, a series of shallow valleys and low ridges that hint at an ancient, weathered geology, where the dominant colours are ochre and a pale, dusty green.
Historically, Woodwark's existence is tied to the rich, mineral-laden soils and the promise of sustenance they offered, a place where hardy folk carved a living from the land. The local economy, once largely reliant on cattle grazing and the extraction of precious resources from the surrounding hills, now finds a new pulse in the burgeoning tourism that spills over from the nearby coastal attractions. Evidence of this past lingers in the weathered timber of the old general store, its verandah a gathering place for quiet conversation, and in the hardy resilience of the families who have called Woodwark home for generations, their stories etched into the very character of the place. The occasional rumble of a ute passing through, kicking up a plume of that ubiquitous red dust, is a familiar soundtrack to life in Woodwark.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Woodwark, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Woodwark, in the Whitsunday Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Woodwark includes the postcode (4802), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Whitsunday Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Woodwark is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |