Bulloo Downs, Queensland


Bulloo Downs is a rural locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. In the, Bulloo Downs had a population of 0 people.
On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. It included Bulloo Downs losing a portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner while gaining a small portion from the south of the former Bullawarra. The area of Bulloo Downs decreased from to.

History

One group of the Burke and Wills expedition camped in Bulloo Downs in 1861; three men from the group died and were buried there. This expedition provided information about the suitability of the land for pastoral purposes and the first recorded settlement was Bulloo Downs Station taken up by Jones, Sullivan and Molesworth Green in 1864.
The locality takes its name from the Bulloo Downs Station. Bulloo is an Aboriginal word from the Kamilaroi language meaning slow.
In the, Bulloo Downs had a population of 0 people.
On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. It included Bulloo Downs losing a small portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner while gaining a small portion from the south of the former Bullawarra.

Heritage listings

Bulloo Downs has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: