Rangemore, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Not to be confused with Rangemore, Queensland (Burdekin Shire).

Rangemore Queensland
Rangemore
Coordinates	26.9955°S 151.6802°E / -26.9955; 151.6802 (Rangemore (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.000/km^2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	23.9 km^2 (9.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Groom Maranoa
Suburbs around Rangemore: Moola Bunya Mountains Upper Cooyar Creek Moola Rangemore Maclagan Maclagan Maclagan North Maclagan

Rangemore is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Rangemore had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

Geography

Rangemore is an area between North Maclagan and Rangemore to the northwest and between Marriages Road and Cooyar Rangemore Road. The principal land use is farming.^[3]

History

Rangemore State School opened on 17 March 1913.^[4] In 1917 it was downgraded to a half-time provisional school in conjunction with King's Tent Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). In 1918 King's Tent Provisional School closed and Rangemore once again became a full-time state school. It was finally closed circa 1962.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rangemore had a population of 3 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Rangemore had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rangemore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Rangemore – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
4. "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 987. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rangemore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.