of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (29.8%), Australian (28.1%) and German (12.8%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (82.3%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (90.1%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (22.9%), Catholic (19.2%) and Anglican (16.9%). The most common occupation was a labourer (21.7%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (41.4%). Heritage listings Boonah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 8-10 Church Street (): Christ Church Anglican Cossart Street and Macquarie Street (): Boonah Showgrounds 32 High Street (): Australian Hotel 39 High Street and Yeates Avenue (): Commercial Hotel J Bell Road, Coochin via Boonah: Coochin Coochin Homestead Park Street (): Boonah War Memorial and Memorial Park 1 Park Street (): Boonah Post Office 8 Railway Street (): former offices of the Qld Farmers Co-operative Association Boonah Butter Factory (now home to Flavour's Café) State Library of Queensland holds collection items about Boonah including: maps, photographs, journals, books and more. web resources historical portraits, soldier portraits Economy The area produces vegetables for the nearby Brisbane Markets notably carrots, potatoes, and cereal crops. Beef, pork and timber are also produced locally. In the 2000–01 financial year the Shire of Boonah produced $67 million worth of agricultural products. More than 135,000 hectares of farmland were used to produce about $20 million worth of crops and $46 million from livestock. Vegetables accounted for more than 20% of agricultural products in the area. The main crops were carrots, French and runner beans, lucerne and potatoes. The shire produced 7% of the state's hay and 8% of the state's soybeans. Dairy cows, meat cattle, meat chicken and pigs were the main livestock commodities, producing 1% of the total value of the state's production in these commodities. Nearly two-thirds of the recorded food and fibre businesses in the Boonah area produced beef cattle. More than 180 farms used irrigation. The town has a local office of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Education Boonah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Park Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 231 students with 22 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. All Saints' School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15