Woodgate, is a seaside township on the Burrum Coast of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

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. The majority of the coastline of Woodgate consists of sandy beach, making it a popular holiday destination for people who live in nearby areas of Queensland. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Woodgate had a population of 758.

On the inland side of Woodgate lies Burrum Coast National Park

Burrum Coast National Park

Burrum Coast is a national park in Queensland , 281 km north of Brisbane....

. The beach itself is quite calm, being protected by Fraser Island.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Woodgate