Ranges Bridge, Queensland

Ranges Bridge Queensland
Ranges Bridge
Coordinates	27.1463°S 151.0852°E / -27.1463; 151.0852 (Ranges Bridge (centre of locality))
Population	98 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.633/km^2 (1.640/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4405
Area	154.8 km^2 (59.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Ranges Bridge: Macalister Macalister Macalister Kogan Ranges Bridge Dalby Ducklo Ducklo Nandi

Ranges Bridge is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ranges Bridge had a population of 98 people.[1]

History

The locality takes its name from the Range's Bridge, a bridge over the Condamine River, on the road from Dalby west to Daandine, Kogan and Condamine, where Mrs Mary J. Range had operated the Bridge Hotel since at least 1865.[2][3][4] The bridge Ranges Bridge can still be seen on an 1971 map.[5]

Ranges Bridge Provisional School opened circa 1886 and closed in June 1894. The school building was then relocated and reopened as Macalister Provisional School on 27 August 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Macalister State School. In 1913, it was renamed Apunyal State School. It closed circa 1935.[6]

The Riverview Hotel was burned down in July 1910.[7][8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Ranges Bridge had a population of 132 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Ranges Bridge had a population of 98 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Ranges Bridge. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Dalby State School and Dalby State High School, both in neighbouring Dalby to the east.[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ranges Bridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Ranges Bridge – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "NOTES AND NEWS". Dalby Herald And Western Queensland Advertiser. Vol. IX, no. 493. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "DALBY". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XX, no. 2, 407. Queensland, Australia. 16 October 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Parish of Greenbank" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
7. "Hotel Destroyed by Fire". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 391. Queensland, Australia. 25 July 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "FIRE AT RANGES' BRIDGE—RIVERDALE HOTEL DESTROYED". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LIII, no. 9059. Queensland, Australia. 21 July 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ranges Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2024.