Duungidjawu is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and Moreton Bay Region, particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy, Woodford and Moore. Dalla is a language of the Upper Brisbane River catchment, notably the Conondale Range. Dalla is part of the Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Somerset and Moreton Bay Regional Councils, particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy, Woodford and Moore. In 1841 the Archer brothers established Durundur station along the Stanley River, near where Woodford now stands. In 1877, were resumed from the Durundur pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877. Mr W. Yates was the first to take possession of his selected portion of the country and he built a hotel near a ford across the river. The hotel, and the town which developed around it became known, unofficially, as Yatesville. The town was positioned on a hill closer to the Stanley River than the present day town. When the introduction of a regular mail service required the town to have an official name a meeting was called and 'McConnel' was decided on in honour of the senior partner of Durundur Station ‑ but the Postmaster General would not accept that name. Therefore, another meeting was called and those present called it 'Woodford' in honour of the junior partner, Mr H.C. Wood, and in recognition of the importance to the community of the ford across the river. Timber cutting is the town's main industry. Most of the timber sourced from the area is sent to a sawmill in Caboolture. Dairying is also a major industry. A co-operative dairy factory opened in the town in 1904. Woodford was a stop on the now-closed Kilcoy railway line. The line reached Woodford in 1909 and connected the town to the small regional centre of Caboolture. Most of the railway infrastructure was removed after the line closed in the mid-1960s, and much of the land has been sold. New housing subdivisions were established on Kropp Road and Ironbark Drive during 2010 and 2011. In addition, a Woolworths supermarket opened in the town in 2010. The Woodford Correctional Centre is on the outskirts of town.
Demographics
In the, Woodford recorded a population of 2,517 people, 40.2% female and 59.8% male. The median age of the Woodford population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 82.9% of people living in Woodford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.6%, England 3.4%, Netherlands 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%, Vietnam 0.4%. 74.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.1% Filipino, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish.
Culture
Music festivals
The Woodford Folk Festival is held in the town in December each year. In 2010 and 2011, the Australian music festival Splendour in the Grass was held in Woodford in the same location as the Folk Festival. The Aboriginal cultural event, the Dreaming Festival, is also held at the same site.
Film
Woodford was also one of the principal locations for the 2003 low-budget horror film, Undead.
Other
The Moreton Bay Regional Council operates a public library in Woodford at 1 Elizabeth Street. The library opened in 1978. There is a small rail museum in the town which operates a steam train on the first and third Sunday of each month. On the third Sunday of each month, a small market is held in the middle of the town, consisting mainly of white elephant stalls. The Woodford Show Society was established in 1911 and the town's show is held in June each year.
Defunct
A local landmark up until its closure in 2010 was the Elvis Presley-themed fruit and vegetable shop, "Elvis Parsley's Grapelands." The town had an online community newspaper from 2010 to approximately 2014.
Religion
The Anglican church is part of the Parish of Kilcoy and belongs to the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane. The church continues to maintain a theologically liberal Anglo-Catholic outlook. The localRoman Catholic Church has a strong ecumenical focus and maintains a close relationship with the Anglican church. There are also two Protestant churches in the town: the Woodford Baptist Church and the Stanley River Valley Community Church.
Sport
Woodford is the home of the Stanley River Cricket Club, which supports junior and senior cricket in the local area.
