Baking Board, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°41′54″S 150°33′52″E / 26.6983°S 150.5644°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 91.2 km2 (35.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 114 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.250/km2 (3.237/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4413 | ||||||||||||
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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]
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
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
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]
