Boulia QLD 4829

Living Here

Boulia is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 314 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,510 a week, with median rent near $138 a week. Most homes are houses. About 42% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Far Central West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boulia itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Boulia State School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Riverside Roadhouse Boulia
• 1 supermarket

  • 5-Star Supermarket
• 1 park

  • Robinson Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • Good Shepherd Catholic Church
• 1 hospital

  • Boulia Health Centre
• 1 library

  • Boulia Library
• 1 post office

  • Boulia LPO
• 1 service station

  • Riverside Roadhouse Boulia
• 1 gym

  • Boulia Racecourse
• 1 golf club

  • Boulia Golf Club

Getting around. Airport: Boulia Aerodrome, 1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 0.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 65.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,114 bird observations recorded near Boulia — most often seen:

• Magpie-lark (463)
• Yellow-throated Miner (426)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (420)
• Crested Pigeon (412)
• Black Kite (406)
• Galah (404)
• Whistling Kite (370)
• Budgerigar (364)
• Cockatiel (325)
• Little Corella (319)
• Fairy Martin (311)
• Australian Raven (305)
• Brolga (303)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Boulia:

• Wills (21.6 km)

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