Boonah
Boonah is well served day-to-day, but far from a train.
Boonah is well served for the everyday — 12 schools and 2 supermarkets; still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $295 a week at the 2021 Census. The trade-offs: the nearest train station is a fair way off (Rosewood, about 39.1 km); an older population (median age 47 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland), with fewer young families.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 47 and households on a median $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, Queensland Police Service reported offences, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- well served for the everyday — 12 schools and 2 supermarkets
- still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $295 a week at the 2021 Census
What to weigh up
- the nearest train station is a fair way off (Rosewood, about 39.1 km)
- an older population (median age 47 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland), with fewer young families
Boonah on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Boonah, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Boonah against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Boonah population grew from 12,158 in 2016 to 13,450 in 2025, a change of 10.6% over the period, against 17.0% for 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 |
Where the growth is coming 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.
- Internal migration in+893
- Internal migration out+731
- Overseas migration in+65
- Natural increase-20Natural decrease — deaths exceeded births.
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,884 | 12,617 | +6.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 47 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,189/wk | $1,375/wk | +16% |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $295/wk | +13% |
| Born overseas | 9.6% | 10.1% | +0.5 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 44.8%
- Mortgaged 34.2%
- Rented 15.8%
- Other / not stated 5.1%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 5score 996
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 4score 958
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,023
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 3score 936
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Boonah sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Boonah is policed by the Queensland Police Service Boonah Division. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Boonah specifically.
Most-reported offences · Boonah Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,286 /100k−51% vs QLD↑ 64%
- Unlawful Entry405 /100k−40% vs QLD↑ 12%
- Drug Offences330 /100k−80% vs QLD↓ 22%
- Assault270 /100k−74% vs QLD↓ 41%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle194 /100k−42% vs QLD↓ 1%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Boonah Division — not Boonah on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Boonah Division over the last 12 months, running 51% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Boonah — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,286 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 64% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 405 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↑ 12% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 330 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↓ 22% vs prior year |
| Assault | 270 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 41% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 194 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 1% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Boonah Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it is mapped as flood-liable?
Brisbane City Council's flood data covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Boonah is in Scenic Rim Region, so no council flood mapping is shown here. That is not the same as having no flood risk — check Scenic Rim Regional Council's own flood information for Boonah.
Scenic Rim Regional Council’s flood information for Boonah →Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Boonah SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 1 hospital, 2 supermarkets and 25 green spaces. 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.
GPs and clinics are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for it here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- 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
Libraries
- Boonah Library
Hospitals
- Boonah Hospital
GPs & clinics
- Kalbar Medical Centre
Supermarkets
- Spar
- Ritchies
Green spaces
- Fassifern Memorial Reserve
- Engelsburg Memorial Park
- Aratula Park Rest Area
- Bicentenial Park
- Dugandan Park
- Toby Slatter Park
- Rotary Park
- Coronation Park
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil park and trail data on this site is published by Brisbane City Council, and covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Boonah is in Scenic Rim Region, which does not publish an equivalent open dataset, so no council parks are listed here. The green spaces counted in the amenities section above come from OpenStreetMap and are unaffected.
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Boonah SA2 contains 12 schools — 11 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 11 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 981 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Boonah sits in decile 3 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 48% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Boonah State School (primary), Boonah State High School (junior secondary), Boonah State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Kalbar State School (primary), Woodhill State School (primary), Ashwell State School (primary), Roadvale State School (primary), Rosewood State School (primary), Aratula State School (primary), Gleneagle State School (primary), Peak Crossing State School (primary), Warrill View State School (primary), Thornton State School (primary), Harrisville State School (primary), Beaudesert State School (primary), Grandchester State School (primary), Flagstone State School (primary), Mutdapilly State School (primary), Rathdowney State School (primary), Maroon State School (primary), Mount Alford State School (primary), Ripley Valley State School (primary), Ripley Valley State Secondary College (junior secondary), Rosewood State High School (junior secondary), Flagstone State Community College (junior secondary), Laidley State High School (junior secondary), Beaudesert State High School (junior secondary), Bremer State High School (junior secondary), Ripley Valley State Secondary College (senior secondary), Rosewood State High School (senior secondary), Flagstone State Community College (senior secondary), Laidley State High School (senior secondary), Beaudesert State High School (senior secondary), Bremer State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- All Saints' School (Boonah) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Aratula State School · State · Prep–6
- Boonah State School · State · Prep–6
- Harrisville State School · State · Prep–6
- Kalbar State School · State · Prep–6
- Maroon State School · State · Prep–6
- Mount Alford State School · State · Prep–6
- Mutdapilly State School · State · Prep–6
- Peak Crossing State School · State · Prep–6
- Roadvale State School · State · Prep–6
- Warrill View State School · State · Prep–6
- Boonah State High School · State · 7–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Ipswich Hinterland
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereBoonah+1.4%
- 01Rosewood+5.4%
- 02Lockyer Valley - East+2.9%
- 03Lowood+1.7%
- 04Esk+0.8%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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