Bohle, Queensland
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| Bohle Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Enterprise Street, Bohle | |||||||||||||||
  Bohle | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 19°14′45″S 146°43′16″E / 19.2458°S 146.7210°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 121 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 15.71/km2 (40.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4818 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Bohle is a northern suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bohle had a population of 121 people.[1]
The southern half of the suburb is predominaly occupied by the Bohle Industrial Estate (19°15′28″S 146°42′50″E / 19.2578°S 146.7140°E).[3] There is a small residential area around Clay Street (19°15′46″S 146°42′56″E / 19.2628°S 146.71551°E) and a caravan park in Ingham Road (19°15′45″S 146°42′50″E / 19.2625°S 146.7138°E).[4]
The northern half of the suburb is a restricted area occupied by the Bohle Transmitter Station, an Australian Defence Force facility occupying 484 hectares (1,200 acres) with a transmission mast (19°14′16″S 146°43′20″E / 19.2378°S 146.7223°E) which forms part of the Modernised High Frequency Communications System.[5][4]
History
Bohle is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.[6] The suburb takes its name from the Bohle River, which was named after Henry Mackinnon Bohle (1842–1923), a pioneer who brought cattle to the district in 1863.[7] On 1 September 1967 the district was first named by the Queensland Place Names Board, becoming a suburb on 12 June 1992.[2]
Bohlevale State School opened on 20 November 1911.[8] As at 2020, it is within the neighbouring suburb of Burdell.[4]
