Bakers Bend
| Bakers Bend Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Bakers Bend | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°43′59″S 146°04′51″E / 26.73306°S 146.08083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4470 | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murweh | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Bakers Bend is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
The Warrego River meanders from north to south through the locality. The Western railway line from Charlevillle to Cunnamulla runs north to south through the locality, east of the river. The Mitchell Highway runs from north to south through the locality parallel and immediately east of the railway line.[3]
Heritage listings
Bakers Bend has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- off the Diamantina Developmental Road: Myendetta Homestead[4]
- off the Mitchell Highway: Landsborough's Blazed Tree (Camp 69)[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bakers Bend (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Bakers Bend (entry 49243)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Myendetta (entry 602822)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Landsborough's Blazed Tree, Camp 69 (entry 602715)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
