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Bapaume, Queensland

Coordinates: 28°34′31″S 151°50′27″E / 28.5752°S 151.8408°E / -28.5752; 151.8408 (Bapaume (centre of locality))
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Bapaume
Queensland
Bapaume is located in Queensland
Bapaume
Bapaume
Coordinates28°34′31″S 151°50′27″E / 28.5752°S 151.8408°E / -28.5752; 151.8408 (Bapaume (centre of locality))
Population123 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density9.11/km2 (23.60/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Bapaume:
Passchendaele Passchendaele Pozieres
Amiens Bapaume Pozieres
Amiens Amiens Cannon Creek

Bapaume is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bapaume had a population of 123 people.[1]

History

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Bapaume takes its name from the Bapaume railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1920, after a World War I battlefield in France, involving the Australian Imperial Force. The area was opened as soldier settlements after 1919.[2]

Bapaume Provisional School opened on 28 January 1925. In 1948 it became Bapaume State School. It closed on 10 December 1982.[3] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 843-853 Cannon Creek Road (28°34′35″S 151°50′43″E / 28.57637°S 151.84539°E / -28.57637; 151.84539 (Bapaume State School (former))).[4][5] As at December 2020, the school building was still on the site.[6]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Bapaume had a population of 130 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Bapaume had a population of 123 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Bapaume. The nearest government primary schools are Pozieres State School in neighbouring Pozieres to the north-east and Amiens State School in neighbouring Amiens to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the south-east.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bapaume (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Bapaume – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45908)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 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
  4. ^ "Parish of Marsh" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Bapaume State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. December 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bapaume (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.