Baking Board, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Baking Board, in the Western Downs Regional local government area.
| Locality | Baking Board |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Western Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -26.69867 |
| Longitude | 150.57953 |
| Population | 93 |
| Density | 1.0 /km² |
| Area | 89.5 km² |
| Elevation | 357 m |
| Postcode | 4413 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 257 km west-northwest |
Baking Board is a locality in the Western Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 93. The locality covers an area of 89.5 km², giving a population density of about 1.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 357 m above sea level. It lies approximately 257 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Baking Board is located at 26.6987°S, 150.5795°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4413. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Baking Board lies under a vast, pale sky that stretches to the furthest edges of the horizon. It lies 166.1 km north-west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 305°T), and is situated 7.2 km north-west of Chinchilla. The land here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a gently undulating plain that seems to breathe with the slow rhythm of the seasons. Scrubby eucalyptus and hardy bottlebrush cling to the earth, their leaves whispering secrets to the dry, warm air, and the distant hum of insects is a constant, quiet companion. The quality of the light, particularly as the day begins to wane, casts a softened, golden hue over everything, making the sparse vegetation appear almost luminous.
The history of Baking Board is etched into the very soil, a story of hardy pioneers who coaxed a living from this often unforgiving terrain. For generations, the local economy has been intrinsically linked to the land, with sheep grazing and wheat farming forming the bedrock of its prosperity. The distinctive silhouette of a grain silo, a silent sentinel against the expansive sky, is a common sight, a testament to the agricultural cycles that dictate life here. While not a bustling centre, Baking Board possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged by hard work and a deep connection to the country that sustains it.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Baking Board, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Baking Board, in the Western Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Baking Board includes the postcode (4413), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Western Downs Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Baking Board is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |