| Type: | suburb |
| Boolboonda | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -25.0594°N 151.69°W |
| Pop: | 55 |
| Postcode: | 4671 |
| Area: | 34.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 32.6 |
| Dir1: | WSW |
| Location1: | Gin Gin |
| Dist2: | 81.8 |
| Dir2: | WSW |
| Location2: | Bundaberg |
| Dist3: | 402 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Bundaberg Region |
| Stategov: | Callide |
| Fedgov: | Flynn |
| Near-N: | New Moonta |
| Near-Ne: | New Moonta |
| Near-E: | New Moonta |
| Near-Se: | Mount Perry |
| Near-S: | Mount Perry |
| Near-Sw: | Wonbah |
| Near-W: | Wonbah |
| Near-Nw: | Wonbah Forest |
Boolboonda is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boolboonda had a population of 55 people.
The name Boolboonda is reported an Aboriginal word created by local people to represent the sound of blasting to excavate the railway tunnel on the Mount Perry railway line which was built from 1882 to 1884.[1]
Boolboonda Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed circa 1884. It reopened circa 1897, becoming Boolboonda State School on 1 January 1909. It closed on 9 February 1973. The school was located south of Tunnel Road .
In the, Boolboonda had a population of 52 people.
In the, Boolboonda had a population of 55 people.
Boolboonda has the following heritage listings:
There are no schools in Boolboonda. The nearest government primary school is Mount Perry State School in neighbouring Mount Perry to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the east.[4]
Boolboonda Memorial Hall is at 3064 Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road .[5] [6]