Ranges Bridge is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Ranges Bridge had a population of 132 people.[1]
Ranges Bridge Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Ranges Bridge | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27.1463°S 151.0852°E / -27.1463; 151.0852 (Ranges Bridge (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 132 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.853/km2 (2.209/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4405 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 154.8 km2 (59.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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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 on 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]
In the 2016 census Ranges Bridge had a population of 132 people.[1]
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