Shire of Bulloo
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| Shire of Bulloo Queensland |
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 Location in Queensland |
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| Population: | 377(2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1880 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 73807.6 km² (28,497.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | John Ferguson | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Thargomindah | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Warrego | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Maranoa | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bulloo is a Local Government Area in South West Queensland, Australia. Cameron Corner, the point where New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, is located at the south west corner of the shire. The Bulloo Shire covers an area of 73,807.6 square kilometres (28,497.3 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Thargomindah.
Major industries in the shire include wool, beef, opals, oil and natural gas.
[edit] Towns and localities
- Thargomindah
- Hungerford
- Noccundra
- Nockatunga
- Norley
- Oontoo
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 614 |
| 1947 | 540 |
| 1954 | 672 |
| 1961 | 772 |
| 1966 | 658 |
| 1971 | 575 |
| 1976 | 521 |
| 1981 | 492 |
| 1986 | 675 |
| 1991 | 799 |
| 1996 | 801 |
| 2001 | 724 |
| 2006 | 370 |
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Queensland?OpenDocument. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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Coordinates: 27°40′16.91″S 142°24′17.14″E / 27.6713639°S 142.4047611°E
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