Shire of Atherton
| Shire of Atherton Queensland |
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| Population: | 10,912(2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1881 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 623.1 km² (240.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Atherton | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Atherton was a Local Government Area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Atherton, covered an area of 623.1 square kilometres (240.6 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
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[edit] History
The Tinaroo Division was created on 3 September 1881 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 out of parts of the Cairns, Hinchinbrook and Woothakata Divisions, and was responsible for a large area which took in Herberton and Lake Eacham. In 1894, its headquarters transferred from Tinaroo to Atherton, and on 11 May 1895 it decreased somewhat as it lost some areas in the south and southwest which incorporated separately as the Herberton Division.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Tinaroo became a Shire on 31 March 1903. It lost the area around Lake Eacham to the new Shire of Eacham on 18 November 1910, and in 1935, Tinaroo was renamed Atherton.[2]
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 Atherton merged with the Shires of Eacham, Herberton and Mareeba to form the Tablelands Region.
[edit] Towns and localities
- Atherton
- Barrine
- Carrington
- Kairi
- Lake Tinaroo
- Tinaroo
- Tolga
- Upper Barron (split with Eacham)
- Walkamin
- Wongabel
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 3,962 |
| 1947 | 4,335 |
| 1954 | 5,401 |
| 1961 | 5,806 |
| 1966 | 5,311 |
| 1971 | 5,638 |
| 1976 | 6,240 |
| 1981 | 7,501 |
| 1986 | 8,518 |
| 1991 | 9,518 |
| 1996 | 10,119 |
| 2001 | 10,509 |
| 2006 | 10,912 |
[edit] Mayors
- Jim Chapman (1988—2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Atherton (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA30200&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette: p. 144:427. 16 February 1935.
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Coordinates: 17°16′00.55″S 145°28′34.08″E / 17.2668194°S 145.4761333°E
