Booie, Queensland

Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Booie had a population of 1,094 people.

Geography
Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (-26.55°N, 151.9333°W).

Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (-26.5396°N, 151.8904°W).

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 mi2 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 (-26.49772°N, 151.92865°W).

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 (-26.53998°N, 151.88913°W).

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 (-26.54348°N, 151.94167°W).

Demographics
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.

Education
There are no schools in Booie. The nearest government primary schools are:

The nearest government secondary schools are Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy and Nanango State High School in Nanango.
 * Coolabunia State School in neighbouring Coolabunia to the south
 * Taabinga State School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the south-west
 * Kingaroy State School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the west
 * Crawford State School in Crawford to the west
 * Wooroolin State School in Wooroolin to the north-west
 * Nanango State School in Nanango to the south-east

Facilities
Booie Cemetery is on Radunza Road (off the Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road, -26.5192°N, 151.9341°W).

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.