Booral, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
32°28′12″S 151°59′05″E / 32.47000°S 151.98472°E / -32.47000; 151.98472Population407 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)2425Location50 km (31 mi) NE of MaitlandLGA(s)Mid-Coast CouncilState electorate(s)Upper HunterFederal division(s)Lyne

Booral is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.[2] It had a population of 407 as of the 2016 census.[1]

Booral Public School opened in October 1865.[3] It had an enrolment of 85 students in 2017.[4]

Booral Post Office opened in January 1874 and closed on 30 June 1986.[5]

50.1% of residents are Christian, 39.8% have no religion, 1% are Muslim, 0.7% are Buddhists, and 7.6% haven't stated their religion.

89% of residents are born in Australia, 7% have not started their place of birth, 2% were born in the United Kingdom, 1% were born in New Zealand, and 1% were born in other countries.[6]

Heritage listings

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

  • The Bucketts Way: Gundayne House[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booral (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Booral". School History Search. Department of Education. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Booral Public School Annual Report" (PDF). Booral Public School. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Booral". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. ^ "New House Plans & Designs - iBuildNew". www.ibuildnew.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Gundayne House Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00309. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.