Wulkuraka is a western

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people.

Geography

The

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enters the suburb from the east (

Sadliers Crossing Sadliers Crossing is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,358 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to t ...

) and exits to the west ( Karrabin). The suburb is served by

Wulkuraka railway station Wulkuraka is a western suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people. Geography The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east ( Sadliers Crossing) and exits to t ...

(). To the west of the railway station is the Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre () where

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maintain their

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History

The name ''Wulkuraka'' is from a

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word meaning either ''red flowering gum tree'' or ''plenty of kookaburras''. The

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once joined the

from the north at Wulkuraka.

Demographics

In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people.

Heritage listings

Wulkuraka has a number of

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sites, including: * The

Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge at over Bremer River between Tallon Street, Sadliers Crossing and Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, Queensland, Australia on the Main Line (this section is now the Ipswich and Rosew ...

, over the Bremer River between Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, and Tallon Street,

() * The Sandstone Railway Culvert ()

Education

There are no schools in Wulkuraka. The nearest government primary schools are Blair State School in neighbouring

to the east and Leichhardt State School in neighbouring Leichhardt to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are

Ipswich State High School Ipswich State High School is a state secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963, On the site of the original Brassall State High School. Simon Riley is the current principal since 2005. The b ...

in neighbouring Brassall to the north and

Bremer State High School Bremer State High School (Bremer SHS) is a public co-educational secondary school located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,925 students and a teaching staff o ...

in Ipswich CBD to the south-east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Grace Street Reserve () * Gregory Street Reserve 1 () * Gregory Street Reserve 2 () * Palma Rosa Drive Park () * Toongarra Road Reserve () * Wulkuraka Park ()

Transport

provides

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services to

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and

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via Ipswich.

Attractions

Wulkuraka is one of the two end points for the

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) is a recreation trail from Wulkuraka, Queensland, Wulkuraka in the City of Ipswich, via the Somerset Region to Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman in the Toowoomba Region, all within Queensland, Australia. The ...

. Although the trail does not commence at the Wulkuraka railway station, there is a connecting bike path from the railway station to the commencement of the trail.

References

External links

* {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland