Bulloo Downs, Queensland

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Bulloo Downs
Queensland
Bulla or Koorliatto, view from the camp up and down the Creek, by Hermann Beckler, 1861.tif
Sketch of Bulloo River area near the Kooliatto Waterhole, 1861 by Hermman Beckler, member of the Burke and Wills expedition
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Bulloo Downs
Coordinates 28°36′08″S142°48′44″E / 28.6023°S 142.8123°E / -28.6023; 142.8123 (Bulloo Downs (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4492
Elevation93 m (305 ft)
Area11,252.1 km2 (4,344.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Bulloo
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Bulloo Downs:
Noccundra Thargomindah Thargomindah
Cameron Corner Bulloo Downs Hungerford
Tibooburra (NSW) Wanaaring (NSW) Wanaaring (NSW)

Bulloo Downs is a rural locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales. [3] In the 2021 census, Bulloo Downs had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Contents

On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganized the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. It included Bulloo Downs losing a portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner while gaining a small portion from the south of the former Bullawarra (the rest being incorporated into Thargomindah). [4] [5] [6] The area of Bulloo Downs decreased from 12,814.6 square kilometres (4,947.7 sq mi) to 11,252.1 square kilometres (4,344.5 sq mi). [3]

History

One group of the Burke and Wills expedition camped in Bulloo Downs in 1861; three men from the group died and were buried there. This expedition provided information about the suitability of the land for pastoral purposes and the first recorded settlement was Bulloo Downs Station taken up by Jones, Sullivan and Molesworth Green in 1864. [7]

The locality takes its name from the Bulloo Downs Station. Bulloo is an Aboriginal word from the Kamilaroi language meaning slow. [2]

On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. It included Bulloo Downs losing a small portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner while gaining a small portion from the south of the former Bullawarra (the rest being incorporated into Thargomindah). [4] [5] [6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bulloo Downs had "no people or a very low population". [8]

In the 2021 census, Bulloo Downs had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Heritage listings

Bulloo Downs has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bulloo Downs (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Bulloo Downs – locality in Shire of Bulloo (entry 42942)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Job number 19-068: Bullawarra, Bulloo Downs, Cameron Corner, Dynevor, Noccundra, Nockatunga, Norley, Thargomindah". Recent place name decisions. Queensland Government. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Proposed Locality names and boundaries for the Shire of Bulloo" (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Locality names and boundaries for the Shire of Bulloo" (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Dr Ludwig Becker's Grave (entry 601359)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bulloo Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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