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Ranges Bridge, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°08′47″S 151°05′07″E / 27.1463°S 151.0852°E / -27.1463; 151.0852 (Ranges Bridge (centre of locality))
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Ranges Bridge
Queensland
Ranges Bridge is located in Queensland
Ranges Bridge
Ranges Bridge
Coordinates27°08′47″S 151°05′07″E / 27.1463°S 151.0852°E / -27.1463; 151.0852 (Ranges Bridge (centre of locality))
Population98 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.633/km2 (1.640/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4405
Area154.8 km2 (59.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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 2021 census, Ranges Bridge had a population of 98 people.[1]

History

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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]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Ranges Bridge had a population of 132 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Ranges Bridge had a population of 98 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ranges Bridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "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
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ranges Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata