Blenheim is a rural

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, Australia. In the , Blenheim had a population of 264 people.

History

Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after

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, England, which was in turn named after the

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. Blenheim State School opened on 7 April 1879, with an initial enrolment of 73 pupils. In 1895, a

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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. Blenheim Lutheran Church opened on Sunday 31 March 1912. In 1938, it was relocated to Laidley to be used as a church hall for the Laidley Lutheran Church. Blenheim Public Hall was officially opened in August 1948 by

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, the member of the

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for

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. It celebrated its 70th anniversary in August 2018. A mural commissioned for the opening of the building remains in display in the hall.

Demographics

In the , Blenheim had a population of 259 people. In the , Blenheim had a population of 291 people. In the , Blenheim had a population of 264 people.

Heritage listings

Blenheim State School Blenheim State School is a heritage-listed state school at 81 Blenheim Road, Blenheim, Queensland, Blenheim, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Department of Public Works and built in 1900. It was added ...

, 81 Blenheim Road ()

Education

Blenheim State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 81 Blenheim Road (). 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). 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.

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