Bald Knob, Queensland

Bald Knob is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Bald Knob had a population of 280 people.

Geography

Bald Knob is north of Brisbane on the Blackall Range in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of South East Queensland.
Bald Knob has the following mountains:

Bald Knob above sea level
Wilkes Knob above sea level

Landsborough–Maleny Road passes through from south-east to west.

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain feature Bald Knob, which was named by selector Samuel Burgess circa 1895, because the lightly forested "bald" feature stood out from the surrounding vine forest.
Bald Knob Provisional School opened on 20 January 1902. On 1 January 1909 it became Bald Knob State School. It closed in August 1945.
On Saturday 26 July 1924, a stump capping ceremony was held to celebrate the commencement of construction of the Bald Knob public hall. The hall was officially opened on 18 October 1924 by Richard Warren, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murrumba.

Demographics

In the, Bald Knob had a population of 254 people, 49.6% female and 50.4% male. The median age of the Bald Knob population was 51 years, 14 years above the national median of 37. 77% of people living in Bald Knob were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, Portugal 1.6%, El Salvador 1.2%, Germany 1.2%, Canada 1.2%. 95.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% German, 1.2% Italian, 1.2% Spanish.
In the, Bald Knob had a population of 253 people.
In the, Bald Knob had a population of 280 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bald Knob. The nearest government primary schools are:

Mooloolah State School in neighbouring Mooloolah Valley to the north-east
Landsborough State School in neighbouring Landsborough to the east
Peachester State School in neighbouring Peachester to the south
Maleny State School in neighbouring Maleny to the west

The nearest government secondary schools are Maleny State High School in Maleny and Beerwah State High School in Beerwah to the south-east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

Bald Knob Lookout
Landsborough-Maleny Road Park
MacDonalds Road Environmental Reserve
Upper Mooloolah Nature Refuge

Attractions

Skipper Musk Teahouse Lookout is on the Landsborough Maleny Road about halfway between the mountain peaks of Bald Knob and Wilkes Knob. The name originates from a teahouse operated by Amelia Elizabeth Skipper and Daisy Georgina Musk during the 1920s.