The Shire of Boonah was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Brisbane.

[6] On 14 October 1937 was renamed Shire of Boonah,[7] which apparently means "bloodwood tree" in the local Aboriginal language.

[12] In March 2000, Boonah added to its area part of the City of Ipswich, including Mount Walker, Warrill View and Rosevale, and the divisions were abolished, with a seven-member council representing the entire district.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, Boonah merged with the southern rural section of the Shire of Beaudesert and the Harrisville–Peak Crossing section of the City of Ipswich to form the Scenic Rim Region.

The Shire of Boonah included the following settlements: 1 - split with the City of Ipswich # The estimated 1947 population of the post-1949 area was 6,239.