Booyal | |||||||||||||
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 Booyal Central State School, 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 25°12′35″S 152°02′26″E / 25.2097°S 152.0405°E / -25.2097; 152.0405 (Booyal (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 255.8 km2 (98.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 285 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.1142/km2 (2.886/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4671 | ||||||||||||
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Booyal is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Booyal had a population of 285 people.[2]
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.[5]
The Bruce Highway passes from the east to the north-west through the locality.[5]
History
Booyal is believed to be an Aboriginal word, indicating south direction.[3][4]
Booyal Provisional School opened about May 1905. It became Booyal State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1933.[6]
Booyal Central State School opened on 20 November 1916.[6] It celebrated its centenary in November 2016.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Booyal had a population of 275 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Booyal had a population of 285 people.[2]
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)).[9][10] In 2016, it had an enrolment of 24 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 equivalent full-time).[11] In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 9 students.[12]
There are no secondary schools in Booyal. The nearest government secondary schools are Isis District State High School in Childers and Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Booyal (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Booyal (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Booyal – town in Bundaberg Region (entry 3844)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Booyal – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 49605)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
