Baking Board, Queensland


Baking Board is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.

Geography

Baking Board railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line.

History

The locality's name comes from Bakingboard Creek, reportedly so named because a piece of bark was found there and used as a damper mixing board.
Baking Board State School opened on 15 May 1909. It closed for a short period in 1930 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 1 August 1961. It was located near the Warrego Highway.
In 1914, a Methodist church was opened in Baking Board. By 1965, it had closed and been relocated to Wandoan.

Demographics

In the Baking Board had a population of 97 people.
In the, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.

Education

There are no schools in Baking Board. The nearest government primary school is Chinchilla State School in neighbouring Chinchilla to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Chinchilla State High School, also in Chinchilla.