Town in Queensland, Australia
| Booyal Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Booyal Central State School, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
  Booyal | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°12′35″S 152°02′26″E / 25.2097°S 152.0405°E / -25.2097; 152.0405 (Booyal (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 285 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.1142/km (2.886/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4671 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 255.8 km (98.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Booyal is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Booyal had a population of 285 people.
Geography
The Burnett River forms the western boundary of the locality and the Gregory River, a tributary of the Isis River, runs through the location from south to north to the east of the Burnett River.
The Bruce Highway passes from the east to the north-west through the locality.
History
Booyal is believed to be an Aboriginal word, indicating south direction.
Booyal Provisional School opened about May 1905. It became Booyal State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1933.
Booyal Central State School opened on 20 November 1916. It celebrated its centenary in November 2016.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Booyal had a population of 275 people.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Booyal had a population of 285 people.
Education
Booyal Central State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 31620 Bruce Highway (25°12′34″S 152°01′57″E / 25.2094°S 152.0324°E / -25.2094; 152.0324 (Booyal Central State School)). In 2016, it had an enrolment of 24 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 equivalent full-time). In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 9 students.
There is no secondary school in Booyal, but the nearest are Isis District State High School in Childers and Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Booyal (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Booyal – town in Bundaberg Region (entry 3844)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Booyal – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 49605)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "History". Booyal Central State School. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booyal (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Booyal Central State School". Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Booyal Central State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Booyal Central State School, Annual Report 2023" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2024.