The Shire of Drayton was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, west of Toowoomba.
The Divisional Boards Act 1879 created local government areas across Queensland; one of these was the Gowrie Division which came into existence on 11 November 1879 with a population of 2898.
[1] On 20 August 1887, a part of the Gowrie Division was separated to form the Shire of Drayton.
[2] On 23 February 1917, the Shire of Middle Ridge was abolished, split between the Shire of Drayton and the City of Toowoomba.
[2][3] On 19 March 1949, the Shire of Drayton was abolished on 19 March 1949, split between City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Gatton and Jondaryan.