Boolboonda

Boolboonda Queensland
Former Boolboonda State School, 2000
Boolboonda
Coordinates	25.0594°S 151.69°E / -25.0594; 151.69 (Boolboonda (centre of locality))
Population	55 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.585/km^2 (4.11/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4671
Area	34.7 km^2 (13.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	32.6 km (20 mi) WSW of Gin Gin 81.8 km (51 mi) WSW of Bundaberg 402 km (250 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Boolboonda: Wonbah Forest New Moonta New Moonta Wonbah Boolboonda New Moonta Wonbah Mount Perry Mount Perry

Boolboonda is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Boolboonda had a population of 55 people.[1]

History

The name Boolboonda is reported an Aboriginal word created by local people to represent the sound of blasting to excavate the railway tunnel on the Mount Perry railway line which was built from 1882 to 1884.[2]

Boolboonda Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed circa 1884. It reopened circa 1897, becoming Boolboonda State School on 1 January 1909. It closed on 9 February 1973.[3] The school was located south of Tunnel Road (25.0829°S 151.6812°E / -25.0829; 151.6812 (Boolboonda State School (former))).[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Boolboonda had a population of 52 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Boolboonda had a population of 55 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Boolboonda Railway Tunnel western portal, 2009

Boolboonda has the following heritage listings:

• Boolboonda State School, Boolboonda Tunnel Road[4]
• Boolboonda Tunnel, Boolboonda Tunnel Road[6]

Education

There are no schools in Boolboonda. The nearest government primary school is Mount Perry State School in neighbouring Mount Perry to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the east.[7]

Amenities

Boolboonda Memorial Hall is at 3064 Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road (25.06574°S 151.69358°E / -25.06574; 151.69358 (Boolboonda Memorial Hall)).[8][9][10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boolboonda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Boolboonda – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
4. "Boolboonda State Primary School (former) (entry 602172)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boolboonda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "Boolboonda Railway Tunnel (entry 601516)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
8. "Boolboonda Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
10. "Venues for hire". Bundaberg Regional Council. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

Further reading

• Corbin, V. T., ed. (1972). 75th anniversary, 1972. Boolboona State School Parents and Citizens Assoc. — via State Library of Queensland
• Gin Gin State School centenary book, 1882-1982 : including the history of Watawa, Dalysford, Takilberan Rock, New Moonta, Boolboonda, Cumonju, Tirroan, Moolboolaman, Redbank Gully, Ferry Hills, Gaeta, Gin Gin State School P. & C. Association, 1982