Baking Board, Queensland

Baking Board
Queensland
Baking Board is located in Queensland
Baking Board
Baking Board
Coordinates26°41′54″S 150°33′52″E / 26.6983°S 150.5644°E / -26.6983; 150.5644 (Baking Board (centre of locality))
Population114 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.250/km2 (3.237/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413
Area91.2 km2 (35.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Baking Board:
Cameby Blackswamp Red Hill
Rywung Baking Board Chinchilla
Greenswamp Chinchilla Chinchilla

Baking Board is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.[1]

Geography

Baking Board railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line (26°42′27″S 150°32′39″E / 26.7075°S 150.5443°E / -26.7075; 150.5443 (Baking Board railway station)).[3]

History

The locality's name comes from Bakingboard Creek, reportedly so named because a piece of bark was found there and used as a damper mixing board.[2]

Baking Board State School opened on 15 May 1909. It closed for a short period in 1930 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 1 August 1961.[4] It was located near the Warrego Highway (approx 26°42′30″S 150°32′38″E / 26.7082°S 150.5440°E / -26.7082; 150.5440 (Baking Board State School (former))).[5][6][7]

In 1914, a Methodist church was opened in Baking Board.[8] By 1965, it had closed and been relocated to Wandoan.[9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Baking Board had a population of 97 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Baking Board. The nearest government primary school is Chinchilla State School in neighbouring Chinchilla to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Chinchilla State High School, also in Chinchilla.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baking Board (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Baking Board – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47661)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ^ "METHODIST SYNODS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 721. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 10 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Baking Board Methodist Church | Baking Board". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baking Board (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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