Blenheim, Queensland
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 View across Blenheim with the public hall in the foreground, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°39′21″S 152°19′02″E / 27.6558°S 152.3172°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 35.9 km2 (13.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 264 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.354/km2 (19.05/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4341 | ||||||||||||
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Blenheim is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Blenheim had a population of 264 people.[1]
Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire, England, which was in turn named after the Battle of Blenheim.[3]
Blenheim State School opened on 7 April 1879, with an initial enrolment of 73 pupils.[4][5][6]
In 1895, a German Baptist church was established at Blenheim under the leadership of C. Muetzelburg. As time passed, the desire for German-language church services diminished and, due to falling numbers attending, the church was closed and physically relocated to Laidley.[7]
Blenheim Lutheran Church opened on Sunday 31 March 1912.[8] In 1938, it was relocated to Laidley to be used as a church hall for the Laidley Lutheran Church.[9]
Blenheim Public Hall was officially opened in August 1948 by Ted Maher, the member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton.[10] It celebrated its 70th anniversary in August 2018. A mural commissioned for the opening of the building remains in display in the hall.[11]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Blenheim had a population of 259 people.[12]
In the 2016 census, Blenheim had a population of 291 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Blenheim had a population of 264 people.[1]
Heritage listings
- Blenheim State School, 81 Blenheim Road (27°39′02″S 152°19′53″E / 27.6505°S 152.3313°E)[14]
Education
Blenheim State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 81 Blenheim Road (27°39′00″S 152°19′54″E / 27.6501°S 152.3317°E).[15][16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 81 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[17]
There are no secondary schools in Blenheim. The nearest government secondary schools are Laidley State High School in Laidley to the north-east and Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-west.[18]
