| Ranges Bridge Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Ranges Bridge | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°08′47″S151°05′07″E / 27.1463°S 151.0852°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 98 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.633/km2 (1.640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4405 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 154.8 km2 (59.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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