Shire of Boonah

Shire of Boonah
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population8,770 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density4.5639/km2 (11.820/sq mi)
Established1880
Area1,921.6 km2 (741.9 sq mi)
Council seatBoonah
RegionSouth East Queensland
WebsiteShire of Boonah
LGAs around Shire of Boonah:
Laidley Ipswich Ipswich
Warwick Shire of Boonah Beaudesert
Tenterfield (NSW) Tenterfield (NSW) Kyogle (NSW)

The Shire of Boonah was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of 1,921.6 square kilometres (741.9 sq mi), and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich to form the Scenic Rim Region on 15 March 2008.

The shire was part of the "Scenic Rim", a group of mountain ranges forming part of the Great Dividing Range, and contained four national parks—Main Range, Mount French, Moogerah Peaks and Mount Greville National Park which is now part of Moogerah Peaks National Park.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Boonah (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.