Blenheim Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°39′21″S 152°19′02″E / 27.6558°S 152.3172°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 264 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 7.354/km2 (19.05/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4341 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 35.9 km2 (13.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Blenheim is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Blenheim had a population of 264 people. [1]
Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire, England, which was in turn named after the Battle of Blenheim. [3]
Blenheim State School opened on 7 April 1879, with an initial enrolment of 73 pupils. [4] [5] [6]
In 1895, a German Baptist church was established at Blenheim under the leadership of C. Muetzelburg. As time passed, the desire for German-language church services diminished and, due to falling numbers attending, the church was closed and physically relocated to Laidley. [7]
Blenheim Lutheran Church opened on Sunday 31 March 1912. [8] In 1938, it was relocated to Laidley to be used as a church hall for the Laidley Lutheran Church. [9]
Blenheim Public Hall was officially opened in August 1948 by Ted Maher, the member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton. [10] It celebrated its 70th anniversary in August 2018. A mural commissioned for the opening of the building remains in display in the hall. [11]
In the 2011 census, Blenheim had a population of 259 people. [12]
In the 2016 census, Blenheim had a population of 291 people. [13]
In the 2021 census, Blenheim had a population of 264 people. [1]
Blenheim State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 81 Blenheim Road ( 27°39′00″S 152°19′54″E / 27.6501°S 152.3317°E). [15] [16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 81 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [17]
There are no secondary schools in Blenheim. The nearest government secondary schools are Laidley State High School in Laidley to the north-east and Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-west. [18]