Demographics

Booval is approximately 1.7 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Booval was 2622. The population is 48% male and 52% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Booval are $1000 to $1399. The most common weekly income bracket is $400 to $499 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $225 to $275.

Description

Booval is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, containing both residential and commercial areas. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 2,688. 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. The origin of the Booval 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.

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