Booval, Queensland

Booval
Ipswich, Queensland

Cameron Park, 2015
Booval
Coordinates 27°36′51.69″S 152°47′19.90″E / 27.6143583°S 152.7888611°E / -27.6143583; 152.7888611Coordinates: 27°36′51.69″S 152°47′19.90″E / 27.6143583°S 152.7888611°E / -27.6143583; 152.7888611
Population 2,688 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4304
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Booval:
East Ipswich North Booval Bundamba
East Ipswich Booval Bundamba
Silkstone Silkstone Bundamba

Booval is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 2,688.[1]

Geography

Booval contains both residential and commercial areas.

Booval straddles Brisbane Road, the main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway. The Booval Fair shopping centre, located on Brisbane Road, contains a number of major chain stores, including Woolworths and Big W, while a number of smaller businesses line South Station Rd and Brisbane Rd.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from the Kabi Aboriginal dialect meaning frilled lizard.[2]

The first large-scale cotton crops in Queensland were grown at Booval in the 1860s.[3]

Heritage listings

Booval has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Transport

Booval railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich.

Education

Parks and sports facilities

The Booval Swifts rugby league football club bears the suburb's name. During the 1920s, two of Booval's players, Dan Dempsey and Arthur Henderson were selected to represent Australia. The club has also produced other such notable players as Des Morris and Kevin Walters.

Places of worship

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booval (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  2. 1 2 "Booval (entry 41866)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. Beryl Johnston (29 March 2015). "Cotton an important crop in early Ipswich". Queensland Times. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. "Booval War Memorial (entry 600550)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. "Booval House (entry 600549)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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