Boodua, Queensland

Boodua Queensland
Fields along Kingsthorpe Haden Road
Boodua
Coordinates	27°22′40″S151°49′36″E / 27.3777°S 151.8266°E / -27.3777; 151.8266 (Boodua (centre of locality))
Population	95 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	3.893/km2 (10.08/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4401
Area	24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.0 km (12 mi) NW of Highfields 20.6 km (13 mi) NE of Oakey 30.8 km (19 mi) NNW of Toowoomba CBD 155 km (96 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Boodua: Silverleigh Goombungee Muniganeen Silverleigh Kelvinhaugh Boodua Muniganeen Kelvinhaugh Yalangur Yalangur

Boodua is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Boodua had a population of 95 people. ^[1]

Geography

Part of the eastern and southern boundary of Boodua follows Oakey Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The predominant land use is agriculture.

History

Boodua State School (formerly East Lynne State School)

The name originates from the Boodua railway station on the Haden railway line and is an Aboriginal word for a species of hawk. ^{[3] [4]}

East Lynne Provisional School opened on 1 October 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became East Lynne State School. In 1926, it was renamed Boodua State School. It closed on 29 January 1963. ^[5] It was at 5 Boodua West Road ( 27°22′28″S151°49′51″E / 27.3745°S 151.8307°E / -27.3745; 151.8307 (Boodua State School (former)) ). ^{[6] [7]}

The Boodua Public Hall opened in 1909. ^[8] It was originally known as the East Lynne Hall. ^[9]

On Sunday 14 September 1913 the East Lynne Methodist Church was officially opened by Reverend W. Goddard of Toowoomba. It was 20 by 30 feet (6.1 by 9.1 m) and was built near the railway line near Boodua railway station, next door to the state school and the public hall (approx 27°22′27″S151°49′51″E / 27.3741°S 151.8307°E / -27.3741; 151.8307 (East Lynne Methodist Church) ). ^[10] In 1977, as part of the creation of the Uniting Church in Australia, the East Lynne Methodist congregation merged with the Goombungee Congregational Church to form the Goombungee Uniting Church (which closed on 26 August 2012). ^{[11] [12]} The East Lynne Methodist Church no longer exists.

The Darling Downs Co-operative Dairy Association operated a cheese factory at Boodua between 1926 and 1950.^{[ citation needed ]}

The area was once part of the Shire of Rosalie until it was merged into the Toowoomba Region in 2008.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Boodua had a population of 93 people. ^[13]

In the 2021 census, Boodua had a population of 95 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Boodua. The nearest government primary schools are Goombungee State School in neighbouring Goombungee to the north and Kingsthorpe State School in Kingsthorpe to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south-west and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the south-east. ^[14]

Amenities

Boodua Public Hall, 2014

The Boodua Public Hall is at 1473 Kingsthorpe Haden Road (corner of Boodua West Road, 27°22′26″S151°49′51″E / 27.3739°S 151.8308°E / -27.3739; 151.8308 (Boodua Public Hall) ). ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boodua (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Boodua – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47894)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Nomenclature of Queensland – 49". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 25 November 1935. p. 10. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
4. "Jondaryan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Parish of King County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
8. "Boodua Public Hall Association Incorporated". Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission . 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
9. "Farmers' Union". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LIV, no. 9861. Queensland, Australia. 26 September 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2020– via National Library of Australia.
10. "District News". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LVI, no. 535. Queensland, Australia. 22 September 1913. p. 7. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020– via National Library of Australia.
11. "Noticeboard outside Goombungee Uniting Church, 6 George Street". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
12. "Goombungee Uniting Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boodua (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
14. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 November 2024.

Further reading

• Oakey State School 125th celebration : October 22, 1999. 2003. — includes Gowrie Little Plains School, Aubigny School, Crosshill School, Devon Park State School, Silverleigh State School, Boodua School, Greenwood State School, Kelvinhaugh State School

External links

Media related to Boodua, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons