Ranges Bridge, Queensland

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]

Ranges Bridge
Queensland
Ranges Bridge
Coordinates27.1463°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 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

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 on June 1894. The school building was later relocate and reopened as Macalister Provisional School.[3]

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

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ranges Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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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