Boulia, Queensland

Boulia
Queensland
Entry into Boulia
Boulia is located in Queensland
Boulia
Boulia
Coordinates22°54′35″S 139°54′24″E / 22.9097°S 139.9066°E / -22.9097; 139.9066
Population314 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.025/km2 (5.243/sq mi)
Established1879
Postcode(s)4829
Elevation161.8 m (531 ft)
Area155.1 km2 (59.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Boulia
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Kennedy
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 (/ˈbʊliə/) is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Boulia had a population of 314 people.[1]

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).

The area is best known for sightings of the Min Min lights,[4] mysterious shimmering lights that appear at night[tone]. The lights are said to be caused by atmospheric refraction that occurs when cold air is trapped below warmer air,[5] a phenomenon known as Fata Morgana.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Boulia (town) (entry 3993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Boulia (locality) – 12 September 2015 (entry 42339)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government.
  4. ^ Tim the Yowie Man (2001). "Spook of the Min Min Light". The adventures of Tim the Yowie Man cryptonaturalist. Sydney, Australia: Random House Australia. p. 256. ISBN 174051078X.
  5. ^ "Science logic spoils outback mystery". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 22 April 2003.