Bapaume, Queensland

Bapaume Queensland
Bapaume
Coordinates	28.5752°S 151.8408°E / -28.5752; 151.8408 (Bapaume (centre of locality))
Population	123 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	9.11/km^2 (23.60/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	13.5 km^2 (5.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.6 km (10 mi) NW of Stanthorpe 64.8 km (40 mi) SSW of Warwick 147 km (91 mi) S of Toowoomba 223 km (139 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Bapaume: Passchendaele Passchendaele Pozieres Amiens Bapaume Pozieres Amiens Amiens Cannon Creek

Bapaume is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bapaume had a population of 123 people.[1]

History

Bapaume takes its name from the Bapaume railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1920, after a World War I battlefield in France, involving the Australian Imperial Force. The area was opened as soldier settlements after 1919.[2]

Bapaume Provisional School opened on 28 January 1925. In 1948 it became Bapaume State School. It closed on 10 December 1982.[3] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 843-853 Cannon Creek Road (28.57637°S 151.84539°E / -28.57637; 151.84539 (Bapaume State School (former))).[4][5] As at December 2020, the school building was still on the site.[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bapaume had a population of 130 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Bapaume had a population of 123 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Bapaume. The nearest government primary schools are Pozieres State School in neighbouring Pozieres to the north-east and Amiens State School in neighbouring Amiens to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the south-east.[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bapaume (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Bapaume – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45908)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
4. "Parish of Marsh" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
6. "Bapaume State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. December 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bapaume (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.