Bapaume, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°34′31″S 151°50′27″E / 28.5752°S 151.8408°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 123 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.11/km2 (23.60/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4352 | ||||||||||||
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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]
Geography
Bapaume railway siding point was on the Southern railway line, but the siding is now dismantled (28°33′52″S 151°49′52″E / 28.5645°S 151.8312°E).[3]
The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and irrigated horticulture, mostly temperate fruit orchards, including apples, pears, berries, and stonefruits.[4][5]
History
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.[6] 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).[7][8] As at December 2020, the school building was still on the site.[9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bapaume had a population of 130 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Bapaume had a population of 123 people.[1]
Education
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.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bapaume (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Bapaume – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45908)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Amiens, Queensland, Australia". Sir John Monash Centre. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Parish of Marsh" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "Bapaume State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. December 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bapaume (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2024.