Boodua, Queensland

Boodua is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Boodua had a population of 95 people.

Geography
Part of the eastern and southern boundary of Boodua follows Oakey Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The predominant land use is agriculture.

History
The name originates from the Boodua railway station on the Haden railway line and is an Aboriginal word for a species of hawk.

East Lynne Provisional School opened on 1 October 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became East Lynne State School. In 1926, it was renamed Boodua State School. It closed on 29 January 1963. It was at 5 Boodua West Road (-27.3745°N, 151.8307°W).

The Boodua Public Hall opened in 1909. It was originally known as the East Lynne Hall.

On Sunday 14 September 1913 the East Lynne Methodist Church was officially opened by Reverend W. Goddard of Toowoomba. It was 20 by 30 ft and was built near the railway line near Boodua railway station, next door to the state school and the public hall (approx -27.3741°N, 151.8307°W). In 1977, as part of the creation of the Uniting Church in Australia, the East Lynne Methodist congregation merged with the Goombungee Congregational Church to form the Goombungee Uniting Church (which closed on 26 August 2012). The East Lynne Methodist Church no longer exists.

The Darling Downs Co-operative Dairy Association operated a cheese factory at Boodua between 1926 and 1950.

The area was once part of the Shire of Rosalie until it was merged into the Toowoomba Region in 2008.

Demographics
In the Boodua had a population of 93 people.

In the, Boodua had a population of 95 people.

Amenities
The Boodua Public Hall is at 1473 Kingsthorpe Haden Road (corner of Boodua West Road, -27.3739°N, 151.8308°W).