Shire of Bowen
| Shire of Bowen Queensland |
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 Location within Queensland |
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| Population: | 12,377(2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 21184.4 km² (8,179.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Bowen | ||||||||||||
| Region: | North Queensland | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bowen was a Local Government Area located in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Bowen, covered an area of 21,184.4 square kilometres (8,179.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Whitsunday to form the Whitsunday Region.
The shire's economy was based around tropical agriculture, fishing, tourism and coal mining.
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[edit] History
The Shire of Bowen had its origins in two entities: the Bowen Municipality which was constituted as a municipality on 7 August 1863 under the Municipalities Act 1858, and the Wangaratta Division which was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Wangaratta became a shire and Bowen became a town on 31 March 1903.
On 2 April 1960, the Town of Bowen was abolished, and merged into the Shire of Wangaratta, which was renamed Bowen.[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 Bowen merged with the Shire of Whitsunday to form the Whitsunday Region.
[edit] Towns and localities
- Bowen
- Binbee
- Bogie
- Brisk Bay
- Collinsville
- Gumlu
- Guthalungra
- Inveroona
- Merinda
- Mount Wyatt
- Newlands
- Queens Beach
- Scottville
- Springlands
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 7,543 |
| 1947 | 8,083 |
| 1954 | 8,518 |
| 1961 | 9,491 |
| 1966 | 9,342 |
| 1971 | 10,231 |
| 1976 | 11,292 |
| 1981 | 13,645 |
| 1986 | 14,364 |
| 1991 | 14,161 |
| 1996 | 14,411 |
| 2001 | 13,698 |
| 2006 | 14,625 |
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bowen (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA30950&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette: p. 203:477-478. 4 February 1960.
