Boynedale, Queensland

Boynedale is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Boynedale had a population of 13 people.

Geography

The Lake Awoonga is part of the northern boundary of the locality. It is the impoundment of the Boyne River by the Awoonga Dam.

The locality takes its name from the Boyne River, which in turn was named on 14 November 1823 by Surveyor-General John Oxley on the cutter HM Mermaid.
The Gladstone to Monto railway line opened its first section from Byellee to Many Peaks was opened on 25 July 1910 with Boynedale railway station serving the Boynedale locality. The station closed on 8 December 1997. The line closed to regular services in 2002 with the final train on the line being a steam special run from Monto to Maryborough in 2005.
The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 August 1999.

In the, Boynedale had a population of 17 people.
In the, Boynedale had a population of 13 people.

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

There are no schools in Boynedale. The nearest government primary school is Nagoorin State School in Nagoorin in the neighbouring Boyne Valley to the south and Calliope State School in Calliope to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Calliope State High School in Calliope to the north and Miriam Vale State School in Miriam Vale to the south-east. However, some students in Boyndale may be too distant to attend these secondary school; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.