Bald Knob is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. At the , Bald Knob had a population of 280 people.

Geography

Bald Knob is north of

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on the

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in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of

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. Bald Knob has the following mountains: * Bald Knob () above sea level * Wilkes Knob () above sea level

Landsborough–Maleny Road Blackall Range road network is a group of roads that provide access to the mountain localities and towns from various lowland places, and enable travel between the mountain communities. The network ensures continuity of access in times of floodi ...

passes through from south-east to west.

History

StateLibQld 1 162159 Stump capping ceremony during the construction of the Bald Knob Public Hall, 1924

The locality takes its name from the mountain feature Bald Knob, which was named by selector Samuel Burgess circa 1895, because the lightly forested "bald" feature stood out from the surrounding vine forest. Bald Knob Provisional School opened on 20 January 1902. On 1 January 1909 it became Bald Knob State School. It closed in August 1945. On Saturday 26 July 1924, a stump capping ceremony was held to celebrate the commencement of construction of the Bald Knob public hall. The hall was officially opened on 18 October 1924 by

Richard Warren Richard Warren (c. 1585c.1628) was one of the passengers on the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower'' and a signer of the Mayflower Compact. Early life Richard Warren married Elizabeth Walker, at Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, on 14 April 1610. Elizabeth ...

, the Member of the

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for Murrumba. In the , Bald Knob recorded a population of 254 people, 49.6% female and 50.4% male. The median age of the Bald Knob population was 51 years, 14 years above the national median of 37. 77% of people living in Bald Knob were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, Portugal 1.6%, El Salvador 1.2%, Germany 1.2%, Canada 1.2%. 95.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% German, 1.2% Italian, 1.2% Spanish. At the , Bald Knob had a population of 253 people. At the , Bald Knob had a population of 280 people.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Bald Knob Lookout () * Landsborough-Maleny Road Park () * MacDonalds Road Environmental Reserve () * Upper Mooloolah Nature Refuge ()

Attractions

Skipper Musk Teahouse Lookout is on the Landsborough Maleny Road () about halfway between the mountain peaks of Bald Knob and Wilkes Knob. The name originates from a teahouse operated by Amelia Elizabeth Skipper (née Brown) and Daisy Georgina Musk (née Docwra) during the 1920s.

Geography

History

Amenities

Attractions

See also

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Further reading