| Baffle West Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Baffle West | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°35′44″S 148°37′44″E / 25.5955°S 148.6288°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.033/km2 (0.09/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4454 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 304.1 km2 (117.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Baffle West is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Baffle West had a population of 10 people.[1]
Baffle Creek flows from the north-west of the locality (Westgrove) to the north-east of the locality (Beilba) where it becomes a tributary of the Dawson River.[3][4]
The Carnarvon Highway traverses the locality from north (Upper Dawson) to east (Beilba) and forms the locality's south-eastern boundary.[4]
The Doonkuna State Forest occupies 8,894 hectares (21,980 acres) in the south of the locality.[4]
In the 2016 census, Baffle West had a population of 10 people.[1]
There are no schools in Baffle West. The nearest government primary school and secondary school (to Year 10) is Injune State School in Injune to the south. There are no schools offering secondary education to Year 12 with daily commuting distance; options are distance education and boarding school.[5]
