Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire, England, which was in turn named after the Battle of Blenheim.[3]
Blenheim State School opened on 7 April 1879, with an initial enrolment of 73 pupils.[4][5][6]
In 1895, a German Baptist 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.[7]
Blenheim Lutheran Church opened on Sunday 31 March 1912.[8] In 1938, it was relocated to Laidley to be used as a church hall for the Laidley Lutheran Church.[9]
Blenheim Public Hall, 2024
Blenheim Public Hall was officially opened in August 1948 by Ted Maher, the member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton.[10] It celebrated its 70th anniversary in August 2018. A mural commissioned for the opening of the building remains in display in the hall.[11]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Blenheim had a population of 259 people.[12]
In the 2016 census, Blenheim had a population of 291 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Blenheim had a population of 264 people.[1]
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.[18]
^"New Lutheran Church". Queensland Times. Vol. LIII, no. 8414. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1912. p. 3 (DAILY). Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.