Bohle Plains is a
locality
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in
Townsville
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in the
City of Townsville
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the Bohle Plains had a population of 3,205 people.
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History
Bohle Plains is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba
The Manbarra, otherwise known as the Wulgurukaba, are Aboriginal Australian people, and the traditional custodians of the Palm Islands, Magnetic Island, and an area of mainland Queensland to the west of Townsville.
The Manbarra people were forci ...
Aboriginal
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country.
The name ''Bohle Plains'' comes from the nearby Bohle River
The Bohle River is a river located in North Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The headwaters of the river rise in the Hervey Range south of and flows north along the coastal plain west of Lake Ross and then north, parallel with Ros ...
, which in turn takes its name from Henry Mackinnon Bohle, who brought cattle to the area in 1863.[
In the Bohle Plains had a population of 3,205 people.]
Geography
The Hervey Range Developmental Road
Hervey Range Developmental Road (alternate spellings: "Herveys", "Hervey's") is a continuous road route in the Townsville and Charters Towers local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is designated as State Route 72. It is a state-c ...
runs through from south-east to south-west, passing under and linking to the Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...
, which runs through from south-east to north-west. Shaw Road exits to the east.
Education
There are no schools in Bohle Plains. The nearest government primary schools are The Willows State School in neighbouring Kirwan to the east and Bohlevale State School in neighbouring Derragun to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Thuringowa State High School
Thuringowa State High School is a high school located in Australia and specifically situated in the City of Townsville, North Queensland in the suburb of Condon.
Thuringowa High opened in 1987 with year 8, 9 and 11 students, and offers program ...
in neighbouring Condon to the south-east, Kirwan State High School
Kirwan State High School is a coeducational state school located in Kirwan, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, approximately from the Townsville CBD. In 2017, it has 1997 students with 156 teachers (145 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teachi ...
in Kirwan, and Northern Beaches State High School in Derragun.
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Mannikin Way Park ()
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Mannikin Way Park ()
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
* Mannikin Way Park ()
References
External links
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{{Suburbs of Townsville
Suburbs of Townsville
Localities in Queensland