The suburb takes its name from the railway station which in turn was named after William Robert Oxenford, who purchased in the Coomera district in 1869 and served for many years in the
Coomera Shire Council. The
South Coast railway line was an extension of the Beenleigh railway line to Southport. The line opened on 24 January 1889 with
Oxenford railway station (approx ), ''
originally named 39 Mile Platform'' because it was from the terminus at
South Brisbane railway station. The station was in use until 30 June 1964 when the line closed. When the modern
Gold Coast railway line was built in 1996, the line did not pass through Oxenford but through
Helensvale to the east and
Helensvale railway station is the nearest station to Oxenford. Oxenford State School opened on 27 January 1987. Gaven State School opened on 27 January 1995. == Demographics ==