Ranges Bridge, Queensland

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Ranges Bridge
Queensland
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Ranges Bridge
Coordinates 27°08′47″S151°05′07″E / 27.1463°S 151.0852°E / -27.1463; 151.0852 (Ranges Bridge (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°08′47″S151°05′07″E / 27.1463°S 151.0852°E / -27.1463; 151.0852 (Ranges Bridge (centre of locality))
Population132 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.853/km2 (2.209/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4405
Area154.8 km2 (59.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Ranges Bridge:
Macalister Macalister Macalister
Kogan Ranges Bridge Dalby
Ducklo Ducklo Nandi

Ranges Bridge is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Ranges Bridge had a population of 132 people. [1]

History

The locality takes its name from the Range's Bridge, named after a local family called Range. [2]

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. [3]

In the 2016 census Ranges Bridge had a population of 132 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ranges Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Ranges Bridge – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0


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