Shire of Barcoo

Shire of Barcoo
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population 267 (2016)[1]
 • Density 0.004306/km2 (0.011154/sq mi)
Established 1887
Area 62,000.7 km2 (23,938.6 sq mi)
Mayor Bruce Scott
Council seat Jundah
Region Central West Queensland
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Website Shire of Barcoo
LGAs around Shire of Barcoo:
Diamantina Winton Longreach
Diamantina Shire of Barcoo Longreach
Outback Areas (SA) Bulloo Quilpie

The Shire of Barcoo is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia.

It covers an area of 62,000.7 square kilometres (23,938.6 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. It is named for the Barcoo River which reaches a confluence with the Thomson River in the shire to form Cooper Creek.

The major industry in the shire is beef production and some opal mining. There has been some development of the known oil and gas reserves in the region.

History

Map of Barcoo Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Barcoo Division was created on 24 December 1887 out of the eastern part of the Diamantina Division,[2] and was subject to the Divisional Boards Act 1887.

In 1927, the council met at Stonehenge.[3]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Barcoo Division became the Shire of Barcoo on 31 March 1903.

It subsequently lost areas when the shires of Isisford (1908) and Quilpie (1930) were incorporated.

Its present mayor, Bruce Scott, has been in office since 2000.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Barcoo includes the following settlements:

Chairmen and mayors

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  • 1927: H. J. Cameron [3]
  • 2000–2012: Bruce Scott (unopposed 2008)[4]
  • 2012–2016: Julie Groves (unopposed)[5]
  • 2016– : Bruce Scott[6]

Population

Year Population
1933957
1947835
19541,010
19611,037
1966909
1971734
1976657
1981711
1986566
1991556
1996492
2001576
2006361
2016267

Libraries

The Barcoo Shire Council operates public libraries at Jundah, Stonehenge, and Windorah.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "TO-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 17. MEETINGS,". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 1890-06-17. p. 4. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  3. 1 2 Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "2008 Barcoo Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "2012 Barcoo Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "2016 Barcoo Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Libraries". Barcoo Shire Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

Further reading

  • Forrest, Peter; Forrest, Sheila, 1953-, (author.); Barcoo Shire Council (issuing body.) (2014), Their promised land : a history of the people and places of the Barcoo Shire, Western Queensland, Jundah, Queensland Barcoo Shire Council, ISBN 978-0-9871295-6-7
  • "Barcoo Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

Coordinates: 25°17′16″S 141°58′18″E / 25.28778°S 141.97167°E / -25.28778; 141.97167

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