| Type: | suburb |
| Baking Board | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.6983°N 150.5644°W |
| Pop: | 114 |
| Postcode: | 4413 |
| Area: | 91.2 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 10.6 |
| Dir1: | NW |
| Location1: | Chinchilla |
| Dist2: | 90.6 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Dalby |
| Dist3: | 173 |
| Dir3: | NW |
| Location3: | Toowoomba |
| Dist4: | 301 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Western Downs Region |
| Stategov: | Callide |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Blackswamp |
| Near-Ne: | Red Hill |
| Near-E: | Chinchilla |
| Near-Se: | Chinchilla |
| Near-S: | Chinchilla |
| Near-Sw: | Greenswamp |
| Near-W: | Rywung |
| Near-Nw: | Cameby |
Baking Board is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.
Baking Board railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line (-26.7075°N 150.5443°W).[2]
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).[3]
In 1914, a Methodist church was opened in Baking Board.[4] By 1965, it had closed and been relocated to Wandoan.[5]
In the Baking Board had a population of 97 people.
In the, Baking Board had a population of 114 people.
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.[6]
