| Type: | suburb |
| Bushley | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -23.5922°N 150.2688°W |
| Pop: | 36 |
| Postcode: | 4702 |
| Area: | 137.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 35.0 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Gracemere |
| Dist2: | 44.9 |
| Dir2: | SW |
| Location2: | Rockhampton CBD |
| Dist3: | 649 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Rockhampton Region |
| Stategov: | Mirani |
| Fedgov: | Flynn |
| Near-N: | Kalapa |
| Near-Ne: | Stanwell |
| Near-E: | Stanwell |
| Near-Se: | Boulder Creek |
| Near-S: | Westwood |
| Near-Sw: | Westwood |
| Near-W: | Westwood |
| Near-Nw: | Wycarbah |
Bushley is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bushley had a population of 36 people.
Bushley railway station is an abandoned railway station on Central Western railway line (-23.5284°N 150.251°W).[2] [3]
The locality presumably takes its name from the Bushley railway station.
Playfair State School opened on 10 July 1917.[4] It closed on 1928. It presumably takes its name from the parish.[5] The school was located at approximately 213 Sandy Creek Road .[6]
In 2019, Bushley was selected as the site of a new waste transfer station which aimed to serve the needs of residents of Rockhampton Regional Council's western districts from Gogango to Stanwell following the closure of roadside bin stations.[7] The council's decision to close the local roadside bin stations had previously been criticised by residents and led to a heated community meeting at nearby Wycarbah in 2018.[8]
In the, Bushley had a population of 30 people.
In the, Bushley had a population of 36 people.
Bushley Uniting Church is at 525 Brickworks Road (access from Bushley Road off the Capricorn Highway,).[9] It was part of the Parish of Rockhampton South Uniting Church.[10]
The existing brick church was officially opened on 13 December 1959.[11] The final service was held at the church on 5 December 2021, just shy of its 62nd anniversary, which was attended by about 75 people including Uniting Church moderator Rev Andrew Gunton.[11] The church was closed due to dwindling attendance numbers.[11]
Church services at Bushley date back to 1875 when worship was held at the home of the Coombs family.[11] The Coombs family later donated their land for the construction of a community hall where church services were held until the opening of the existing brick church building in 1959.[11]
