Booie, Queensland
# Booie, Queensland

Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people.

## Geography

Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (26°33′00″S 151°56′00″E﻿ / ﻿26.55°S 151.9333°E﻿ / -26.55; 151.9333﻿ (Hillsdale (neighbourhood))).

Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (26°32′23″S 151°53′25″E﻿ / ﻿26.5396°S 151.8904°E﻿ / -26.5396; 151.8904﻿ (Redvale (neighbourhood))).

## History

The name Booie derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning carpet snake.

Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 54 square miles (140 $km^2)$ were available.

Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892. In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected. Booie State School closed circa 1963. It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road (26°29′52″S 151°55′43″E﻿ / ﻿26.49772°S 151.92865°E﻿ / -26.49772; 151.92865﻿ (Booie State School (former))).

Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale State School. It closed circa 1939. It was on the north-east corner of Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road and Redvale Road (26°32′24″S 151°53′21″E﻿ / ﻿26.53998°S 151.88913°E﻿ / -26.53998; 151.88913﻿ (Redvale State School (former))).

Hillsdale State School opened on 23 November 1916. It had a number of temporary closures over the years. It closed permanently on 31 December 1966. It was at 6 Mcauliffes Road (26°32′37″S 151°56′30″E﻿ / ﻿26.54348°S 151.94167°E﻿ / -26.54348; 151.94167﻿ (Hillsdale State School (former))).

In the 2011 census, the population was 912 people.

In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people.

## Booie Monster

In June 1954, Booie hit the news after local boys claimed to have seen a two-legged monster in a cave. Despite searching by experienced bushman, the monster was not found and it was speculated that the boys had seen a large kangaroo.

