Jondaryan Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the
Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1738. The divisional offices were located in
Toowoomba,
Queensland, outside of the division. With the passage of the
Local Authorities Act 1902, Jondaryan Division became Shire of Jondaryan on 31 March 1903. Until 1960, the Shire's offices were located at Snell and Russell Streets,
Toowoomba. Many of the council's original staff and councillors were associated with the Jondaryan Estates pastoral empire. On 25 January 1913, the
Shire of Gowrie was abolished and was split between the new
Town of Newtown and the Shire of Jondaryan. On 24 April 1913 the
Millmerran and
Pittsworth areas to its southwest seceded from the Shire of Jondaryan and separately incorporated as shires. On 23 Feb 1917, the Town of Newtown was abolished, being split between the
City of Toowoomba and the Shire of Jondaryan. In 1960, the Shire's headquarters moved from Toowoomba (outside the shire) to the town of
Oakey (within the shire). On 15 March 2008, under the
Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the
Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Jondaryan merged with the
City of Toowoomba and the Shires of
Cambooya,
Clifton,
Crows Nest,
Millmerran,
Pittsworth and
Shire of Rosalie to form the
Toowoomba Region. ==Towns and localities==