Booubyjan, Queensland

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Booubyjan
Queensland
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Cottage at Booubyjan Homestead, 1996
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Booubyjan
Coordinates 25°53′54″S151°55′14″E / 25.8983°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 zone AEST (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
Kitoba 		Cobbs Hill Tansey

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

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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:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booubyjan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Booubyjan – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Booubyjan (entry 46309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Clement Francis Lawless". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "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.
  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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