About Booval, QLD

Booval is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Booval had a population of 2,622 people. == 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 the Ugarapul language word meaning frilled lizard.The first large-scale cotton crops in Queensland were grown at Booval in the 1860s.The settlement of Booval derived from a private estate and its strategic location on the road and railway between Ipswich and Brisbane.In December 1895 the Anglican Diocese's architect John Buckeridge called for tenders to erect the Church of All Saints in Bundanba (as Bundamba was then known) on land donated by Miss Ferrett and Mr Harry Ferrett. Bishop William Webber laid the foundation stone on Friday 24 January 1896. Bishop Webber opened and dedicated the new church on Saturday 16 May 1896. In April 1897 Harry Ferrett was married in the church. In 1913 the church building was moved by rolling it on beer barrels to Silkstone.