Ranges Bridge, Queensland
| Ranges Bridge Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Ranges Bridge | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°08′47″S 151°05′07″E / 27.1463°S 151.0852°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 132 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.853/km2 (2.209/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 2016 census Ranges Bridge had a population of 132 people.[1]
History[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ranges Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Ranges Bridge – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ 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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