Booleroo Centre, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Booleroo Centre
state = sa


caption =
lga = District Council of Mount Remarkable
postcode = 5482
est =
pop = 331
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
elevation_footnotes=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Stuart
fedgov = Grey
dist1 = 282
dir1 = N
location1=Adelaide
dist2 = 66
dir2 = NE
location2=Port Pirie
dist3 = 56
dir3 = W
location3=Peterborough

Booleroo Centre is a town in the southern Flinders Ranges region of South Australia. The town is located in the Mount Remarkable District Council Local Government Area, convert|282|km|mi|0 north of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Booleroo Centre had a population of 331.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL403000 |name=Booleroo Centre (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-11-16|quick=on]

The Hundred of Booleroo was officially proclaimed in 1875 however no town was surveyed at this time. A town site in the hundred was surveyed by the colonial government in 1878, but the early European settlers established the town elsewhere.cite web | url = http://www.southernflindersranges.com.au/site/tourism/booleroo | title = Booleroo Centre | publisher = Southern Flinders Ranges Development Board | accessdate = 2007-11-16] The hundred's name was derived from a local Aboriginal word. Sources vary on its meaning with suggestions including "plenty" or "soft mud".cite web | url = http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b21.htm#booleroo | title = Booleroo Centre | work = Place names of South Australia | publisher = State Library of South Australia | accessdate = 2007-11-16] The town's location in the centre of the Hundred of Booleroo lead to the name Booleroo Centre.cite web | url = http://www.placenames.sa.gov.au/pno/pnores.phtml?recno=SA0008295 | title = Search Results for Booleroo Centre, South Australia | work = South Australian State Gazetteer | publisher = Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure | accessdate = 2007-11-16]

The major industry in Booleroo Centre today is grain production with woolgrowing and fat lamb production also important. The town is also the service centre to the surrounding agricultural district.cite web | url = http://www.booleroo.com/ | title = Welcome to Booleroo | work = Booleroo Centre community site | publisher = Booleroo Centre Progress Association | accessdate = 2007-11-16] Facilities in the town include a range of shops and Uniting, Catholic and Lutheran churches. Booleroo Centre is also host to large grain receival facilities and fertiliser depots. The Booleroo Centre Hotel, the local pub, was established in 1883.cite web | url = http://www.southaustralia.com/9004385.aspx | title = Booleroo Centre Hotel | work = South Australia Central | publisher = South Australian Tourism Commission | accessdate = 2007-11-16]

Regional services offered in Booleroo Centre include the Booleroo Centre District Hospital, part of the Mid North Regional Health Service, providing health services to the town and a large catchment area with a population of 3,000.cite web | url = http://www.mnrhs.sa.gov.au/Health%20Units/Booleroo%20Centre.htm | title = Booleroo Centre District Hospital & Health Service Inc | publisher = Mid North Regional Health Service | accessdate = 2007-11-16] The Booleroo Centre District School enrolled 225 students from kindergarten to Year 12 in 2007. The school draws students from surrounding towns such as Wirrabara, Melrose and Wilmington.cite web | url = http://www.booleroods.sa.edu.au/about_us.htm | title = Booleroo Centre District School | publisher = Booleroo Centre District School | accessdate = 2007-11-16]

Booleroo Centre is home to the Booleroo Steam & Traction Preservation Society. The society, developed from an annual rally first held in 1969, now maintains one of Australia's largest collections of tractors and steam engines along with farm and other steam equipment requiring over convert|2900|sqyd|m2|0 of undercover storage space.cite web | url = http://www.booleroo.com/index.php?id_pag=12 | title = Booleroo Steam and Traction | work = Booleroo Centre community site | publisher = Booleroo Centre Progress Association | accessdate = 2007-11-16 ] The rally is held at the town oval the last Sunday in March.

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