Booie, Queensland

Suburb of Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia

Booie
Kingaroy, Queensland

Booie and Malar districts exhibition at Kingaroy Show, 1936

Booie

Coordinates| 26°32′00″S 151°56′00″E﻿ / ﻿26.5333°S 151.9333°E﻿ / -26.5333; 151.9333﻿ (Booie (centre of locality))
Population| 1,094 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 7.753/km2 (20.081/sq mi)
Established| 1877
Postcode(s)| 4610
Area| 141.1 km2 (54.5 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)| South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)| Nanango
Federal division(s)| Maranoa
| Suburbs around Booie:

Corndale | Wattle Camp | Sandy Ridges
Kingaroy | Booie | Sandy Ridges
Coolabunia | Hodgleigh
Barker Creek Flat | Glan Devon

Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Booie had a population of 1,094 people.[1]

## Geography[edit]

Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (26°33′00″S 151°56′00″E﻿ / ﻿26.55°S 151.9333°E﻿ / -26.55; 151.9333﻿ (Hillsdale (neighbourhood))).[3]

Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (26°32′23″S 151°53′25″E﻿ / ﻿26.5396°S 151.8904°E﻿ / -26.5396; 151.8904﻿ (Redvale (neighbourhood))).[4]

## History[edit]

The name Booie derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning carpet snake.[2]

Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 54 square miles (140 km2) were available.[5]

Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892.[6] In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected.[7] Booie State School closed circa 1963.[8][9] It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road (26°29′52″S 151°55′43″E﻿ / ﻿26.49772°S 151.92865°E﻿ / -26.49772; 151.92865﻿ (Booie State School (former))).[10]

Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale State School. It closed circa 1939.[9] It was on the north-east corner of Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road and Redvale Road (26°32′24″S 151°53′21″E﻿ / ﻿26.53998°S 151.88913°E﻿ / -26.53998; 151.88913﻿ (Redvale State School (former))).[11]

Hillsdale State School opened on 23 November 1916. It had a number of temporary closures over the years. It closed permanently on 31 December 1966.[9] It was at 6 Mcauliffes Road (26°32′37″S 151°56′30″E﻿ / ﻿26.54348°S 151.94167°E﻿ / -26.54348; 151.94167﻿ (Hillsdale State School (former))).[10]

## Demographics[edit]

In the 2011 census, the population was 912 people.[12]

In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Booie had a population of 1,094 people.[1]

## Booie Monster[edit]

In June 1954, Booie hit the news after local boys claimed to have seen a two-legged monster in a cave. Despite searching by experienced bushman, the monster was not found and it was speculated that the boys had seen a large kangaroo.[14]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Booie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "Booie – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. ^ "Hillsdale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 15907)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
4. ^ "Redvale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 38884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
5. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3\. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 - via Trove.
6. ^ "The West Moreton State Schools". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 10 June 1893. p. 7\. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
7. ^ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 16 September 1905. p. 38\. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
8. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
9. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
10. ^ a b "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79". 1955. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
11. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booie (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
14. ^ "MYSTERY OF "CAVE MONSTER" AT KINGAROY". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1954. p. 16\. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

## External links[edit]

* "Booie". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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Towns and communities in the South Burnett Region, Wide Bay–Burnett, Queensland

* Abbeywood
* Alice Creek
* Ballogie
* Barker Creek Flat
* Barlil
* Benair
* Benarkin
* Benarkin North
* Blackbutt
* Blackbutt North
* Blackbutt South
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* Boyneside
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* Chahpingah
* Charlestown
* Chelmsford
* Cloyna
* Cobbs Hill
* Coolabunia
* Corndale
* Coverty
* Crawford
* Crownthorpe
* Cushnie
* Dangore
* Durong
* East Nanango
* Ellesmere
* Fairdale
* Ficks Crossing
* Glan Devon
* Glenrock
* Goodger
* Gordonbrook
* Greenview
* Haly Creek
* Hivesville
* Hodgleigh
* Inverlaw
* Ironpot
* Johnstown
* Kawl Kawl
* Keysland
* Kingaroy
* Kinleymore
* Kitoba
* Kumbia
* Kunioon
* Leafdale
* Maidenwell
* Mannuem
* Manyung
* Marshlands
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* Memerambi
* Merlwood
* Moffatdale
* Mondure
* Moondooner
* Mount McEuen
* Mount Mowbullan
* Mp Creek
* Murgon
* Nanango
* Neumgna
* Nukku
* Oakdale
* Okeden
* Pimpimbudgee
* Proston
* Redgate
* Runnymede
* Sandy Ridges
* Silverleaf
* South East Nanango
* South Nanango
* Speedwell
* Stalworth
* Stonelands
* Sunny Nook
* Taabinga
* Tablelands
* Taromeo
* Tarong
* Teelah
* Tingoora
* Warnung
* Wattle Camp
* Wattle Grove
* Wengenville
* Wheatlands
* Wigton
* Wilkesdale
* Windera
* Wondai
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* Wooroonden
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