| Type: | suburb |
| Booie | |
| City: | Kingaroy |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.5333°N 151.9333°W |
| Pop: | 1094 |
| Established: | 1877 |
| Postcode: | 4610 |
| Area: | 141.1 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 12.6 |
| Dir1: | E |
| Location1: | Kingaroy |
| Dist2: | 19.2 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Nanango |
| Dist3: | 158 |
| Dir3: | N |
| Location3: | Toowoomba |
| Dist4: | 215 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | South Burnett Region |
| Stategov: | Nanango |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Wattle Camp |
| Near-Ne: | Sandy Ridges |
| Near-E: | Sandy Ridges |
| Near-Se: | Barker Creek Flat Glan Devon |
| Near-S: | Coolabunia Hodgleigh |
| Near-Sw: | Kingaroy |
| Near-W: | Kingaroy |
| Near-Nw: | Corndale |
Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Booie had a population of 1,094 people.
Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (-26.55°N 151.9333°W).[2]
Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (-26.5396°N 151.8904°W).[3]
The name Booie derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning carpet snake.[1]
Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 54mi2 were available.[4]
Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892.[5] In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected.[6] Booie State School closed circa 1963.[7] It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road .[8]
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 .[9]
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 .
In the 2011 census, the population was 912 people.
In the Booie had a population of 1,040 people.
In the, Booie had a population of 1,094 people.
There are no schools in Booie. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]
The nearest government secondary schools are Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy and Nanango State High School in Nanango.
Booie Cemetery is on Radunza Road (off the Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road, -26.5192°N 151.9341°W).[11] [12]
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.[13]
