Boonah, QLD 4310 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Boonah gained 893 residents from internal migration and 65 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 758 people moved away — a net addition of 200 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Boonah against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Boonah population grew from 12,158 in 2016 to 13,450 in 2025, a change of 10.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Boonah | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,158 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,309 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,538 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,645 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 12,694 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,786 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,943 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 13,156 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 13,270 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 13,450 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Boonah SA2, OpenStreetMap records 14 schools, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 1 hospital, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 25 parks. For families: 1 library and 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 8 cafés, 5 restaurants and 11 pubs and bars. Staying active: 27 sports fields. The nearest train station, Rosewood, is about 39,100 m from the suburb centre.
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- Kalbar State School
- Boonah State School
- Aratula State School
- All Saints School
- Boonah State High School
- Mount Alford School of Arts
- Mount Alford State School
- Roadvale State School
- Boonah Library
- Boonah Hospital
- Kalbar Medical Centre
- Spar
- Ritchies
- Fassifern Memorial Reserve
- Engelsburg Memorial Park
- Aratula Park Rest Area
- Bicentenial Park
- Dugandan Park
- Toby Slatter Park
- Rotary Park
- Coronation Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.