Booval, Queensland


Booval is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 2,622.
The settlement of Booval derived from a private estate and its strategic location on the road and railway between Ipswich and Brisbane.

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.
The first large-scale cotton crops in Queensland were grown at Booval in the 1860s.
By the time of 1915, Booval was occupied largely by miners, many of which had Welsh origins.

Heritage listings

Booval has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich.

Education

The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Cole Street.

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