Booral, Queensland

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Booral
Hervey Bay,  Queensland
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Booral horse station, circa 1898
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Booral
Booral, Queensland
Coordinates 25°21′14″S152°53′24″E / 25.3538°S 152.89°E / -25.3538; 152.89 (Booral (centre of locality))
Population1,636 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density59.93/km2 (155.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4655
Area27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hervey Bay
Federal division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Booral:
Wondunna Urangan Great Sandy Strait
Nikenbah Booral Great Sandy Strait
Bunya Creek River Heads Great Sandy Strait

Booral is a coastal locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Booral had a population of 1,636 people. [1]

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Geography

The waters of Hervey Bay form the eastern boundary. [3]

History

The name Booral is a Kabi language word meaning either tall (relating to the sky god Beiral) or burrall meaning place of shell mounds. [2] Many shell mounds have been found along the coastline, arising from Aboriginal people feasting on shellfish. Aboriginal people travelled from the Bunya Mountains to trade bunya nuts for shellfish. It is believed Aboriginal people inhabited the area for over 6,000 years. [4]

Edgar Thomas Aldridge established the Booral Homestead in the 1850s. [5]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Booral had a population of 1,449 people. [6]

In the 2016 census, Booral had a population of 1,540 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Booral had a population of 1,636 people. [1]

Economy

The proximity to the Great Sandy Strait enables salt water aquaculture, including the farming of fish, sea cucumbers and soft shell crabs. [8]

Education

There are no schools in Booral. The nearest government schools are Sandy Strait State School in neighbouring Urangan to the north and Kawungan State School in Kawungan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Urangan State High School, also in Urangan. [9]

Community associations

The Booral Community Association Inc is a group of volunteers who seek to promote the interests of the community at all levels of government. A major issue for the group has been the restriction of foreshore access to only certain property holders rather than to the general public. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Booral (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Booral – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46633)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (20 August 2021). "Booral, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "A Brief History of Booral". Wendy Reed. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Booral". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booral (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 April 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booral (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ Mcrae, Toni (10 September 2010). "Fish farmer can hatch new plan". Fraser Coast Chronicle . Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Booral Identities". Wendy Reed. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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