Woodford

Woodford is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region. It's home to 3,458 people as of the 2016 census.

Name
Woodford's name is derived from a freehold owner in the area named Henry Conwell Wood. It's unknown when this name began to be used.

Establishment as a locality
Woodford was made a locality on December 14, 2001 by the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Woodford recorded a population of 3,458 people, 36.7% female and 63.3% male. The median age of the Woodford population was 38 years, same as the national median. 79.2% of people living in Woodford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (4.2%), England (3.5%), the Netherlands (0.6%), Papua New Guinea (0.5%) and Scotland (0.4%).

Woodford is a predominantly family suburb with 74.6% of households being family households. Of these family households, 55.1% have children. The other households are single-person households (21.5%) and group households (3.9%).

Schools
Public schools
 * Woodford State School