Baking Board, Queensland

Baking Board is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.

Geography
Baking Board railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line (-26.7075°N, 150.5443°W).

History
The locality's name comes from Bakingboard Creek, reportedly so named because a piece of bark was found there and used as a damper mixing board.

Baking Board State School opened on 15 May 1909. It closed for a short period in 1930 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 1 August 1961. It was located near the Warrego Highway (approx -26.7082°N, 150.544°W).

In 1914, a Methodist church was opened in Baking Board. By 1965, it had closed and been relocated to Wandoan.

Demographics
In the Baking Board had a population of 97 people.

In the, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.

Education
There are no schools in Baking Board. The nearest government primary school is Chinchilla State School in neighbouring Chinchilla to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Chinchilla State High School, also in Chinchilla.