Bohle Plains is a
locality
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in
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in the
City of Townsville
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Bohle Plains had a population of 3,989 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 forc ...
Aboriginal country.
The name ''Bohle Plains'' comes from the nearby Bohle River
The Bohle River is a river 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 Ross River ...
, which in turn takes its name from Henry Mackinnon Bohle, who brought cattle to the area in 1863.[
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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- ...
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 Natio ...
, which runs through from south-east to north-west. Shaw Road exits to the east.
Demographics
In the Bohle Plains had a population of 3,205 people.
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 public co-educational secondary school located in the Townsville suburb of Condon, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 678 students and a t ...
in neighbouring Condon to the south-east, Kirwan State High School
Kirwan State High School is a coeducational state school located in Kirwan, Queensland, Kirwan, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, approximately from the Townsville, Queensland, Townsville central business district, CBD. In 2017, it has 1997 st ...
in Kirwan, and Northern Beaches State High School in Derragun.
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Mannikin Way Park ()
References
External links
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{{Suburbs of Townsville
Suburbs of Townsville
Localities in Queensland