Boulia

Boulia
Queensland

Entry into Boulia

Boulia

Coordinates

22°54′40.7″S 139°54′37.6″E / 22.911306°S 139.910444°ECoordinates: 22°54′40.7″S 139°54′37.6″E / 22.911306°S 139.910444°E

Population

230 (2011 census)

Established

1879

Postcode(s)

4829

Elevation

161.8 m (531 ft)

Location

1,721 km (1,069 mi) from Brisbane
289 km (180 mi) from Mount Isa
363 km (226 mi) from Winton
812 km (505 mi) from Alice Springs, (N.T.)

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
31.7 °C ^{89 °F}	16.6 °C ^{62 °F}	264.3 mm ^{10.4 in}

Localities around Boulia:
Wills	Wills	Wills
Wills	Boulia	Wills
Wills	Wills	Wills

Boulia /ˈbʊljə/ is a remote outback town and locality in the Shire of Boulia in Central West Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Boulia had a population of 230, up from 205 in 2006.

Boulia is located approximately 296 kilometres (184 mi) by road south of Mount Isa and is on the Outback Way billed as Australia's Longest Shortcut, a 2800 kilometre gravel and bitumen road which runs between Laverton in Western Australia and Winton, Queensland. Boulia lies on the Burke River, which was named after the explorer Robert O'Hara Burke who passed through the area with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860. Boulia is the administrative centre of the Boulia Shire, population approximately 600, which covers an area of 61,176 square kilometres (23,620 sq mi).

Although it is contrary to the principles of defining a locality in Queensland, Boulia is an "island" entirely surrounded by the locality of Wills.

Extensive grazing of beef cattle is the predominant industry. Boulia is at the heart of the Channel Country of western Queensland where, during rain events, channels running between the rivers and creeks of the region fill with water and spread that water over expansive areas. When it does rain heavily, the Mitchell grass plains respond magnificently and result in the Channel country around Boulia, being among the finest beef producing country in Australia.

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