:Wulkuraka, Queensland

The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east (Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the west (Karrabin). The suburb is served by Wulkuraka railway station ({{coord|-27.6136|152.7328|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Wulkuraka railway station}}).{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings – Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}} To the west of the railway station is the Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre ({{coord|-27.6132|152.7271|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre}}) where Queensland Rail maintain their New Generation Rollingstock.{{Cite web |title=Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre |url=https://sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net/projects/new-generation-rollingstock/wulkuraka-maintenance-centre |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Department of Transport and Main Roads |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=28 October 2016 |title=New Generation Rollingstock |url=http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/ngr |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=5 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105080903/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/ngr |url-status=live }}

The name Wulkuraka is from a Ugarapul word meaning either red flowering gum tree or plenty of kookaburras.

The Brisbane Valley railway line once joined the Main Line railway from the north at Wulkuraka.

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33202|name=Wulkuraka (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33173|name=Wulkuraka (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge side at Wulkuraka, Queensland.jpg, 2015]]

Wulkuraka has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• The Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge, over the Bremer River between Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, and Tallon Street, Sadliers Crossing ({{coord|-27.6145|152.7397|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|name=Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge}}){{cite QHR|138|Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge|602569|access-date=9 July 2013}}
• The Sandstone Railway Culvert ({{coord|-27.6054|152.7306|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|name=Sandstone Railway Culvert}}){{cite QHR|19646|Sandstone Railway Culvert and Remains|602524|access-date=9 July 2013}}

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There are no schools in Wulkuraka. The nearest government primary schools are Blair State School in neighbouring Sadliers Crossing to the east and Leichhardt State School in neighbouring Leichhardt to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Ipswich State High School in neighbouring Brassall to the north and Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD to the south-east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=11 January 2024}}

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Grace Street Reserve ({{coord|-27.6115|152.7393|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Grace Street Reserve}}){{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation – Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Gregory Street Reserve 1 ({{coord|-27.6057|152.7301|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Gregory Street Reserve 1}})
• Gregory Street Reserve 2 ({{coord|-27.6027|152.7378|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Gregory Street Reserve 2}})
• Palma Rosa Drive Park ({{coord|-27.6124|152.7380|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Palma Rosa Drive Park}})
• Toongarra Road Reserve ({{coord|-27.6171|152.7267|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Toongarra Road Reserve}})
• Wulkuraka Park ({{coord|-27.6207|152.7269|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wulkuraka Park}})

Wulkuraka railway station provides Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Wulkuraka is one of the two end points for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. Although the trail does not commence at the Wulkuraka railway station, there is a connecting bike path from the railway station to the commencement of the trail.{{Cite web |title=Trail map |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/bvrt/trail-map |access-date=2024-01-11 |publisher=Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads}}

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• {{cite web |title=Wulkuraka |url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/wulkuraka |website=Queensland Places |publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}

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Category:Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland