Boyland, Queensland

Boyland is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 Australian Census, the locality recorded a population of 823.[1]

Boyland
Queensland
View northwards from Boyland Road, 2014
Boyland
Coordinates27°56′20″S 153°7′48″E
Population823 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4275
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Localities around Boyland:
Mundoolun Tamborine Tamborine Mountain
Birnan Boyland Tamborine Mountain
Tabragalba Wonglepong Tamborine Mountain

Geography

Boyland's western extent is defined by the Albert River. In the east the slopes of Tamborine Mountain rise sharply to elevations greater than 500 m.

History

The area is named after the railway station which is in turn named after George Boyland, the chairman of Tamborine Shire Council from 1907 to 1908 and supporter of the Canungra branch railway.[2]

Boyland Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1915) and closed in 1945.[3]

Boyland railway station (27.9439°S 153.132°E / -27.9439; 153.132 (Boyland railway station)) was on the Canungra railway line, which operated from 1915 to 1955.[4]

In 1948 a hall in the Canungra Church grounds was relocated to Bibbaddaba Street in Boyland (approx 27.9429°S 153.1329°E / -27.9429; 153.1329 (St Hilda's Anglican Church (former))) to hold Anglican services. The land was donated by Ronald Graham.[5] St Hilda's Anglican Church was dedicated on 3 May 1953 by Coadjutor Bishop Horace Henry Dixon. The lack of funds for necessary repairs resulted in the closure of the church with its last service being held on 5 March 1965. The building was relocated to Wonglepong where George Smith used it as a shed. The interior fittings and furnishings were donated to other churches with the chairs going to St George's Anglican Church on Tamborine Mountain, while the altar, cross and organ went to the proposed chapel at the Australian Army's Jungle Training Centre at Canugra.[5][6]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Boyland recorded a population of 715 people, 52.4% female and 47.6% male.[7] The median age of the Boyland population was 38 years, compared to the national median age of 37. 78.9% of people living in Boyland were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.4%, England 5.6%, Guam 1%, Germany 0.8%, Netherlands 0.6%. 95.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.6% Czech.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boyland (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. "Boyland (entry 45117)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. "Tamborine" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. Libke, Joyce (30 October 2019). "Our History - Buildings". Canungra Times. p. 30. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Boyland (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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