Bald Knob, Queensland


Bald Knob is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Bald Knob is north of Brisbane on the Blackall Range in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of South East Queensland.
Skipper Musk Teahouse Lookout is situated about halfway between the mountain peaks of Bald Knob and Wilkes Knob on the Landsborough Maleny Road.

History

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, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murrumba.
In the, Bald Knob recorded a population of 254 people.

Demographics

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.