Ranges_Bridge,_Queensland

Ranges Bridge, Queensland

Ranges Bridge, Queensland

Suburb of Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia

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]

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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 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

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

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ranges Bridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Ranges Bridge – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. [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. [4]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ranges Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata


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