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Bukali is a rural
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in the
North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...
,
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, Australia. In the , Bukali had a population of 57 people.


Geography

The Gladstone - Monto Road enters the locality from the north ( Mungungo) and exits to the west (
Monto Monto was the nickname for the one-time red light district in the northeast of Dublin, Ireland. The Monto was roughly the area bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street) in ...
). Monal Creek also enters the locality from the north and exits to the west, flowing parallel and west of the main road. The land use is predominantly
grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation with some irrigated crop growing close to the creek.


History

The district was originally known as Monal Creek. In 1925, Monal Creek Provisional School opened, becoming Monal Creek State School in 1927. The final stage of the
Byellee to Monto railway line Byellee to Monto Branch Railway was a branch railway that branched off the Boyne Valley (Queensland), Boyne Valley west of Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone in Queensland, Australia.The Boyne Valley region was predominantly a dairying region and ...
was completed in 1931 with the district being served by the Bukali railway station (). The locality takes its present name from the railway station. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning either "cold" or "bad smell". In June 1936, the school was renamed Bukali State School to reflect its proximity to the Bukali railway station. It closed permanently in 1963. It was to east of the Bukali railway station and Gladstone-Monto Road (approx ). The railway line closed in 2002.


Demographics

In the , Bukali had a population of 63 people. In the , Bukali had a population of 57 people.


Education

There are no schools in Bukali. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Monto State School and Monto State High School respectively, both in neighbouring Monto to the south-west.


References


Further reading

* {{North Burnett Region North Burnett Region Localities in Queensland