Booie, Queensland

Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people.[1]

Booie
Kingaroy, Queensland
Booie and Malar districts exhibition at Kingaroy Show, 1936
Booie
Coordinates26.5333°S 151.9333°E / -26.5333; 151.9333 (Booie (centre of locality))
Population1,040 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.37/km2 (19.09/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s)4610
Area141.1 km2 (54.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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

History

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.[3]

Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892.[4] In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected.[5] Booie State School closed circa 1963.[6][7]

In the 2011 census, the population was 912 people.[8]

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

Booie Monster

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.[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Booie – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booie (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. "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.
  • "Booie". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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