Booubyjan, Queensland

Booubyjan is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Booubyjan had a population of 109 people.[1]

Booubyjan
Queensland
Cottage at Booubyjan Homestead, 1996
Booubyjan
Coordinates25.8983°S 151.9205°E / -25.8983; 151.9205 (Booubyjan (centre of locality))
Population109 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2173/km2 (0.5629/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4601
Area501.5 km2 (193.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Booubyjan:
Penwhaupell
Ban Ban		 Blairmore Stockhaven
Boompa
Aranbanga
Wahoon		 Booubyjan Malarga
Windera
Kibota		 Cobbs Hill Tansey

Booubyjan is approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) NW of Brisbane.[3]

History

It was founded in the early 19th century by the Lawless brothers, Clement and Paul.[4]

The town's name is believed to be an Aboriginal word, probably from the Waka language group, indicating turn back, which was originally used as the name for a pastoral run.[3]

Land in Booubyjan was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 63 square miles (160 km2) were available.[5]

Booubyjan State School opened on 15 October 1934. It closed on 11 December 1987.[6]

In the 2016 census Booubyjan had a population of 109 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Booubyjan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booubyjan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Booubyjan – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Booubyjan (entry 46309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. "Clement Francis Lawless". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Booubyjan Homestead (entry 600639)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

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