| Type: | suburb |
| Bohle | |
| City: | Townsville |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -19.2458°N 146.721°W |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Townsville |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Pop: | 121 |
| Postcode: | 4818 |
| Area: | 7.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 12.0 |
| Dir1: | W |
| Location1: | Townsville CBD |
| Dist2: | 1375 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | City of Townsville |
| Stategov: | Townsville |
| Fedgov: | Herbert |
| Near-N: | Town Common |
| Near-Ne: | Town Common |
| Near-E: | Mount St John |
| Near-Se: | Mount Louisa |
| Near-S: | Cosgrove |
| Near-Sw: | Shaw |
| Near-W: | Burdell |
| Near-Nw: | Mount Low |
Bohle is a northern suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bohle had a population of 121 people.
The southern half of the suburb is predominaly occupied by the Bohle Industrial Estate .[2] There is a small residential area around Clay Street and a caravan park in Ingham Road .
The northern half of the suburb is a restricted area occupied by the Bohle Transmitter Station, an Australian Defence Force facility occupying 484ha with a transmission mast which forms part of the Modernised High Frequency Communications System.[3]
Bohle is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.[4] 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.[5] On 1 September 1967 the district was first named by the Queensland Place Names Board, becoming a suburb on 12 June 1992.
Bohlevale State School opened on 20 November 1911. As at 2020, it is within the neighbouring suburb of Burdell.
In the, Bohle had a population of 85 people.
In the, Bohle had a population of 121 people.
There are no schools in Bohle. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Burdell offering a choice of government school (Bohlevale State School) and Catholic school (St Clare's) and independent school Townsville Grammar School's North Shore campus.[6] The nearest government secondary school is North Shores State High School in Deeragun. Calvary Christian College is an independent school in neighbouring Mount Louisa offering both primary and secondary education.[7] Townville Grammar School offers secondary education but only on its North Ward campus.[8]