Shire of Hinchinbrook
| Shire of Hinchinbrook Queensland |
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 Location within Queensland |
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| Population: | 12,271(2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2810.8 km² (1,085.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Pino Giandomenico | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Ingham | ||||||||||||
| Region: | North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a Local Government Area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, covers an area of 2,810.8 square kilometres (1,085.3 sq mi), and has existed since its creation on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.
The council consists of a mayor plus six councillors, each of whom represents the entire Shire. Prior to 2008, the council consisted of a mayor plus eight councillors.
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[edit] History
The Hinchinbrook Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. It originally covered a much larger area, extending well into the Tablelands Region. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, it became a shire on 31 March 1903.
Hinchinbrook was one of the few Shires outside of remote areas in Queensland not to be affected by amalgamations in 2007–2008. It was considered for amalgamation into the Cassowary Coast Region with Cardwell and Johnstone, but the Local Government Commissioners accepted arguments by the council that there was no significant community of interest between the three, that amalgamation would not improve financial sustainability and that the resulting council would have a large north-south distance which would impact upon economies of scale.[2]
[edit] Towns and localities
- Ingham
- Abergowrie
- Bambaroo
- Bemerside
- Blackrock
- Cordelia
- Forrest Beach
- Garrawalt
- Halifax
- Helens Hill
- Long Pocket
- Lucinda
- Macknade
- Mount Fox
- Taylors Beach
- Toobanna
- Trebonne
- Victoria Plantation
- Yuruga
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 10,179 |
| 1947 | 9,212 |
| 1954 | 11,381 |
| 1961 | 11,890 |
| 1966 | 13,644 |
| 1971 | 13,373 |
| 1976 | 13,864 |
| 1981 | 13,683 |
| 1986 | 13,476 |
| 1991 | 13,496 |
| 1996 | 13,450 |
| 2001 | 12,432 |
| 2006 | 12,017 |
[edit] External links
[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.
- ^ Queensland Local Government Reform Commission (July 2007). Report of the Local Government Reform Commission. 2. pp. 156–159. ISBN 1921057114. http://www.dlgp.qld.gov.au/resources/map/reform/hinchinbrook-rationale.pdf. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
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