Bakers Bend
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| Bakers Bend Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Bakers Bend | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°44′00″S 146°04′52″E / 26.7333°S 146.0811°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00345/km (0.0089/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4470 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,029.2 km (783.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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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 rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bakers Bend had a population of 7 people.
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.
The now abandoned town of Wallal is within the locality (26°36′55″S 146°07′34″E / 26.6153°S 146.1261°E).
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bakers Bend had a population of 28 people.
In the 2021 census, Bakers Bend had a population of 7 people.
Heritage listings
Bakers Bend has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- off the Diamantina Developmental Road: Myendetta Homestead
- off the Mitchell Highway: Landsborough's Blazed Tree (Camp 69)