- Source: Baking Board, Queensland
Baking Board is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.
Geography
Baking Board railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line (26.7075°S 150.5443°E / -26.7075; 150.5443 (Baking Board railway station)).
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.
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. It was located near the Warrego Highway (approx 26.7082°S 150.5440°E / -26.7082; 150.5440 (Baking Board State School (former))).
In 1914, a Methodist church was opened in Baking Board. By 1965, it had closed and been relocated to Wandoan.
Demographics
In the 2016 census Baking Board had a population of 97 people.
In the 2021 census, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.
Education
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.
References
Further reading
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