Bakers Bend
Bakers Bend | |||||||||||||
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| Westgate railway station, 1930 Westgate railway station, 1930 | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,029.2 km2 (783.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 7 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00345/km2 (0.0089/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4470 | ||||||||||||
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Bakers Bend is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bakers Bend had a population of 7 people.[1]
The locality contains two abandoned towns, both in the north of the locality:
- Westgate (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[3]
- Wallal (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[4]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The Warrego River enter the locality from the north (Charleville) and then meanders southward, and exits to the south-west (Murweh). The locality is within the Murray-Darling drainage basin.[5]
The Mitchell Highway enters the locality from the north (Charleville) and runs loosely parallel and east of the river, exiting to the south (Murweh).[6]
The Western railway line enters the locality from the north (Charlevillle) and proceeds south to Westgate immediately west of the highland where the line now terminates.[6] There were a number of railway stations serving the locality, but only one station (Westgate) is still operational as the line now terminates at Westgate. The complete list is:[7]
- Westgate railway station, operational (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[8]
- on the Western railway line (from north to south
- Wallal railway station, abandoned (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[8]
- Mangalore railway station, abandoned (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[8]
- Dillalah railway station, abandoned (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[8]
- on the Great Western railway line (from east to west)
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[9]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In the 2016 census, Bakers Bend had a population of 28 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Bakers Bend had a population of 7 people.[1]
Heritage listings
[edit | edit source]Bakers Bend has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Myendetta Homestead, off the Diamantina Developmental Road (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[11]
- Landsborough's Blazed Tree (Camp 69), off the Mitchell Highway (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[12]
Education
[edit | edit source]There are no schools in Bakers Bend. The nearest government primary schools are Charleville State School in neighbouring Charleville to the north and Wyandra State School in neighbouring Wyandra to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Charleville State High School, also in Charleville. There is also a Catholic primary school in Charleville. However, for some students in the locality, all of these schools may be too distant for a daily commute with the alternatives being distance education and boarding school.[13]
References
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