Baking Board, Queensland
| Baking Board Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Baking Board | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°41′54″S 150°33′52″E / 26.6983°S 150.5644°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 114 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.250/km2 (3.237/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 91.2 km2 (35.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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).[3]
History[edit]
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).[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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baking Board (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Baking Board – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47661)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "METHODIST SYNODS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 721. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 10 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Baking Board Methodist Church | Baking Board". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baking Board (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- Baking Board Jubilee Committee (1959), Baking Board state school golden jubilee, 1909-1959 : a short history of the early days of Baking Board, Chinchilla News Print
- Matthews, Tony; Chinchilla (Qld.). Council (2004), Footsteps through time : a history of Chinchilla Shire (1st ed.), Chinchilla Shire Council, ISBN 978-0-9752108-2-6