Bauple is principally flat farming land with Mount Bauple rising to 450 metres in the west of the locality with some hills in the north-east. The town is located centrally within the locality. The Bruce Highway passes through the location from south to north, bypassing the town to the east. The town is now accessed Bauple Drive, the former route of the Bruce Highway before the town was bypassed. Sugarcane is the major crop in the area.
History
The town was originally called Raby but the name was changed to Bauple on 20 November 1896, named after Mount Bauple. Bauple is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word baupval in the Kabi language referring to a frilled lizard. In the Dreamtime, the spirit of the lizard guarded the sacred place on the mountain where stone axes were obtained. In 1858 bauple nuts were discovered in Bauple; they are now known as macadamia nuts. The Mount Bauple sugar mill was established in 1896; it was the largest in the district. It closed in 1951, as the sugarcane was then being sent to mills in Nambour and Maryborough. Mount Bauple Provisional School opened on 7 February 1887. In 1888 it renamed Mount Bopple Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Bopple State School. It closed in September 1928 due to low student numers. It reopened in March 1931, but and closed permanently on 10 February 1933. Raby State School opened on 8 July 1901 with 58 students. It was renamed Bauple State School on 16 May 1935. Rossendale State School opened on 28 January 1919 and closed on 1962. Rossendale Creek intersects with Bauple Drive at. St Mark's Anglican Church was dedicated on 5 March 1926 by Archdeacon Glover. It closed circa 1979. In the 2011 census, Bauple had a population of 732 people. In the, Bauple had a population of 644 people.
Education
Bauple State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 44 Forestry Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 47 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.
Attractions
The Mount Bauple Museum is operated by the Mount Bauple and District Historical Society. One exhibit is a crocodile skin from a crocodile found in the Mary River near Owanyilla in 1964. The society have also restored a 1907 Fowler-built locomotive used at the Isis Sugar Mill, similar to one used at the Mount Bauple mill. There is a self-guided heritage trail through the town passing 24 historic sites.
Events
The Bauple Nut Bash is held annually in the Bauple Recreation Grounds.
Notable people
Notable people who come from or have resided in Bauple include:
