Bogie, Queensland

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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}

{{GeoGroup}}{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Bogie

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-20.3094|147.8794|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Bogie (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 207

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4805

| area = 3858.5

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 32.2

| dir1 = NNE

| location1 = Collinsville

| dist2 = 55.2

| dir2 = SW

| location2 = Bowen

| dist3 = 116

| dir3 = W

| location3 = Proserpine

| dist4 = 243

| dir4 = SE

| location4 = Townsville

| dist5 = 1205

| dir5 = NNW

| location5 = Brisbane

| lga = Whitsunday Region

| stategov = Burdekin

| fedgov = Dawson

| fedgov2 = Capricornia

| near-n = Rangemore
Gumlu

| near-ne = Guthalungra
Bowen

| near-e = Lake Proserpine

| near-se = Andromache
Bloomsbury

| near-s = Newlands
Eungella Hinterland

| near-sw = Mount Wyatt
Springlands

| near-w = Dalbeg
Eight Mile Creek

| near-nw = Kirknie
Millaroo

}}

Bogie is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49298|Bogie|locality in Whitsunday Region|accessdate=26 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bogie had a population of 207 people.

Geography

The terrain is mountainous and relatively undeveloped. The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.

The Bowen Developmental Road passes through the middle of the locality from the south-west (Springlands) to the north-east (Bowen). The Newlands railway system roughly follows the same route as the road through the locality with Binbee railway station serving the locality ({{coord|-20.3088|147.9262|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Binbee 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}}

History

Twenty-five Mile Camp Provisional School (also known as Aberdeen Provisional School) opened circa July 1919. In 1920, it was renamed Bogie Range Provisional School. It closed circa 1922.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

On 4 December 1956, the Queensland Government opened for selection a grazing lot of {{Convert|56117|acres||abbr=}} being portions 33 and 34, parish of Adaleigh, County of Herbert in the Bowen Land Agent's district and the Shire of Wangaratta ({{Coord|-20.4302|147.9658|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=1956 land sale}}). It was west of the Bogie Range and the Bogie River flowed through the property.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1956|title=Plan of portions 33 and 34, parish of Adaleigh, county of Herbert, Bowen Land Agent's district, shire of Wangaratta|url=http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/282099|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827045740/https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE428754|archive-date=27 August 2023|access-date=5 June 2020|website=State Library of Queensland|hdl=10462/deriv/282099|type=Real estate map}} The property is known as Reedy Creek as at 2020.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=27 August 2023}}

On 4 August 2022, a triple murder occurred on a cattle property in the Bogie area. One additional person was shot in the abdomen by the perpetrator, but survived the attack.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 2022|title=Investigation continues following triple fatality after shooting on cattle property near Bogie in north Queensland - ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-05/qld-north-queensland-bogie-cattle-property-shooting-fatality/101301760|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805003942/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-05/qld-north-queensland-bogie-cattle-property-shooting-fatality/101301760|archive-date=5 August 2022|access-date=5 August 2022|website=ABC News|type=Real estate map}} The suspect was the neighbour of the victims and apparently there was some property dispute. {{cite web | url=https://7news.com.au/news/crime/man-accused-of-mass-shooting-in-rural-queensland-is-59-year-old-darryl-young-c-7786229.amp | title=New details revealed about farmer accused of mass shooting on Queensland property | date=7 August 2022 | access-date=11 August 2022 | archive-date=11 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811080430/https://7news.com.au/news/crime/man-accused-of-mass-shooting-in-rural-queensland-is-59-year-old-darryl-young-c-7786229.amp | url-status=live }}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bogie had a population of 161 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30300|name=Bogie (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bogie had a population of 207 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30298|name=Bogie (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Bogie. Given the extensive size of the locality and limited road network, the school options would depend on the home location. For primary schooling, the options as Osborne State School in Osborne, Gumlu State School in Gumlu, Collinsville State School in Collinsville, Merinda State School and Bowen State School both in Bowen, and Proserpine State School in Proserpine. For secondary schooling, the options are Bowen State High School in Bowen and Collinsville State High School in Collinsville. The northern and southern parts of Bogie are considered too remote for normal secondary school attendance; the options in these areas would be distance education or boarding schools.

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