:Boyne Island, Queensland

File:Boyne River - panoramio.jpg

It is located on the west bank of the Boyne River and, is a particular type of island called a holm, an island in a river or an estuary. It is bounded on the eastern side by the Boyne River, for about {{convert|4|km}} and the South Trees Inlet, on the southern, for {{convert|9|km}}, and western sides, for about {{convert|8|km}} Tannum Sands is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the Boyne River spreading southward and is often referred to as Boyne Island's twin town.{{Cite web|url=http://www.whereis.com/qld/boyne-island-4680|title=Map of Boyne Island, QLD 4680 {{!}} Whereis®|website=whereis.com|language=en|access-date=6 December 2017|archive-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207191813/https://www.whereis.com/qld/boyne-island-4680|url-status=live}}

{{Clear|left}}

File:St Mark's Anglican Church (left) and St Luke's Anglican Church (right), Boyne Island, 1992.jpg

The town was named for the Boyne River, which was named by John Oxley in 1823. Originally the island was used for sheep grazing, this was followed by small crops, horticulture, fishing and timber.

St Luke's Anglican Church was built in 1924 on Sayre Crescent. It was designed by Arthur Malpass. It was built from timber.{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=St Luke's Anglican Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=5655 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Queensland religious places database |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109025601/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=5655 |url-status=live }} Although the 1924 church building still stands, it was replaced in 1995 by a new brick church building called St Mark's adjacent to the old church building.{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=St Luke's Anglican Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=2852 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Queensland religious places database |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102011602/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=2852 |url-status=live }}

Boyne Island State School opened on 27 January 1953.{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}

{{Clear|left}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,760 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30348|name=Boyne Island (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,835 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30346|name=Boyne Island (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:William Wyndhams gravesite and remnant orchard trees (2004).jpg

Boyne Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• William Wyndham's gravesite, Wyndham Park Heritage Site, accessed between 36 and 38 Alkina Street ({{Coord|-23.9344|151.3528|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=William Wyndahm's gravesite}}){{cite QHR|16548|William Wyndhams gravesite and remnant orchard trees|601811|access-date=8 July 2013}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 April 2021}}
• former St Luke's Anglican Church, Sayre Crescent ({{coord|-23.9557|151.351|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|name=St Luke's Anglican Church (former)}}){{cite QHR|15160|St Luke's Anglican Church|600385|access-date=8 July 2013}}

{{Clear|left}}

Today Boyne Island is primarily a residential centre for the nearby Boyne Island aluminium smelter and Gladstone industries.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Australia's largest aluminium smelter, Boyne Smelters Ltd., is located north of the town separated by a buffer zone.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

File:Moore_Park_State_School_Year_4_students_at_the_Boyne_Island_Environmental_Education_Centre.jpg Year 4 students at the Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre]]

Boyne Island State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 151 Malpas Street ({{coord|-23.9501|151.3564|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Boyne Island State School}}).{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2018}}{{cite web|title=Boyne Island State School|url=https://boyneislandss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223174359/https://boyneislandss.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=23 February 2021 |access-date=5 April 2021}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 361 students with 25 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=22 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 384 students with 25 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}} It includes a special education program.

Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 61 Malpas Street ({{coord|-23.9573|151.3502|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre}}).{{Cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre (BIEEC)|url=https://boyneislandeec.eq.edu.au/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre|language=en|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304020602/https://boyneislandeec.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} It offers hands-on activities for students to learn about natural coastal, marine and reef environments of the area and to understand human use of these areas.{{cite web|url=https://www.boyneisleec.eq.edu.au|title=Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320075726/http://boyneisleec.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

There is no secondary school in Boyne Island. The nearest government secondary school is Tannum Sands State High School in neighbouring Tannum Sands to the south-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

There are also non-government schools in Tannum Sands.

The Gladstone Regional Council operates a public library on Boyne Island at the corner of Wyndham & Hayes Avenue.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/gladstone/boyne_island_library|title=Boyne Island Library|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|archive-date=24 January 2018|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071040/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/gladstone/boyne_island_library|url-status=live}}

St Mark's Anglican Church is on the corner of Malpas Stand and Sayre Crescent ({{coord|-23.955757|151.351|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Mark's Anglican Church}}).{{Cite web |title=The Parish |url=https://www.anglicanchurchboyneriver.org/the-parish |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=St Marks |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228061723/https://www.anglicanchurchboyneriver.org/the-parish |url-status=live }}

There are a number of parks in the locality, including:

• Bauhinia Street Park ({{coord|-23.9548|151.3449|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bauhinia Street Park}}){{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation – Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Boyne Island Conservation Park ({{coord|-23.9500|151.3475|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Boyne Island Conservation Park}})
• Bray Park ({{coord|-23.9419|151.3533|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bray Park}})
• Colyer Park ({{coord|-23.9560|151.3553|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Colyer Park}})
• Dennis Park Sports Complex ({{coord|-23.9631|151.3336|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Dennis Park Sports Complex}})
• Hayes Park ({{coord|-23.9461|151.3512|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hayes Park}})
• Jacaranda Drive Park ({{coord|-23.9653|151.3414|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Jacaranda Drive Park}})
• Kirrang Park ({{coord|-23.9541|151.3505|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kirrang Park}})
• Lions Park ({{coord|-23.9517|151.3576|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Lions Park}})
• Malpas Park ({{coord|-23.9512|151.3560|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Malpas Park}})
• Wyndham Park Heritage Site ({{coord|-23.9344|151.3528|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wyndham Park Heritage Site}})

Three football codes are represented. Boyne Tannum Football Club also known as the Sharks (established 1979) play in the local soccer competition. Boyne Island-Tannum Sands AFC also known as BITS Saints (established 1984), based at Boyne Island Oval, are the most successful club in the AFL Capricornia competition. Tannum Sands Seagulls (established 1994), based at Dennis Park, compete in the Gladstone District Rugby League competition.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

File:Boyne Island Tannum Sands Golf Course entrance 2014.JPG

The 13-hole Boyne Island Tannum Sands Golf Course is adjacent to the Boyne River, in Jacaranda Drive.{{cite web|url=http://www.iseekgolf.com/courses/1404-boyne-island-tannum-sands-country-club|title=Boyne Island-Tannum Sands Country Club|access-date=21 October 2014|archive-date=12 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112131712/http://www.iseekgolf.com/courses/1404-boyne-island-tannum-sands-country-club|url-status=live}}

Boyne Island is home to the Boyne Tannum Hookup, which is a large fishing event held on the Labour Day long weekend in May each year. The event is held at Bray Park, which is on the river near the skate park. This event is very popular, with more than 3,000 entrants.{{Cite web|url=https://boynetannumhookup.com.au/about/|title=About the Boyne Tannum Hookup|website=boynetannumhookup.com.au|language=en-AU|access-date=6 December 2017|archive-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207124400/https://boynetannumhookup.com.au/about/|url-status=live}}

• Natalya Diehm – Freestyle BMX competitor{{cite news |last=Berlin|first=Lachlan|date=18 June 2021|title=CQ-born BMX rider's historic Olympic selection |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gladstone/cqborn-bmx-riders-historic-olympic-selection/news-story/25e758a82a486d528558cf09e1166d27|url-access=subscription|work=The Observer|access-date=21 June 2021}}

{{reflist}}

{{commons category|Boyne Island, Queensland}}

• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/boyne-island|title=Boyne Island|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080117183454/http://www.boynetannum.com.au/ Community website]

{{Gladstone Region}}

{{authority control}}

Category:Coastal towns in Queensland

Category:Towns in Queensland

Category:Fishing communities in Australia

Category:Gladstone Region

Category:Localities in Queensland