Boolboonda
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| Former Boolboonda State School, 2000 Former Boolboonda State School, 2000 | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 34.7 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 55 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.585/km2 (4.11/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4671 | ||||||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]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 (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]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
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Boolboonda has the following heritage listings:
- Boolboonda State School, Boolboonda Tunnel Road[4]
- Boolboonda Tunnel, Boolboonda Tunnel Road[6]
Education
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Boolboonda Memorial Hall is at 3064 Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[8][9][10]
References
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Further reading
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- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). — via State Library of Queensland
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). — via State Library of Queensland