Shire of Quilpie

Shire of Quilpie
Queensland
Location in Queensland
Population 813 (2016)[1]
 • Density 0.012021/km2 (0.031133/sq mi)
Established 1930
Area 67,633.5 km2 (26,113.4 sq mi)
Mayor Stuart Mackenzie
Council seat Quilpie
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Website Shire of Quilpie
LGAs around Shire of Quilpie:
Barcoo Longreach Blackall-Tambo
Barcoo Shire of Quilpie Murweh
Bulloo Bulloo Paroo
Quilpie Shire Hall, 2012

The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 67,633.5 square kilometres (26,113.4 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie.

The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire.

History

The Shire was created on 17 July 1930 from parts of the Shires of Barcoo, Murweh and Paroo and part of the abolished Shire of Adavale and all of the abolished Shire of Bulloo.[2] However, on 4 July 1931, the Shire of Bulloo was re-instated.[3]

Chairmen and mayors

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Chairmen

  • 1930-1933 H. J. Pegler[4]

Mayors

  • 1997 - 2011 P. David Edwards[5]
  • 2008 - David Edwards[6]
  • 2012 - Stuart Mackenzie[7]
  • 2016 - Stuart Mackenzie[8]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Quilpie includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Quilpie Shire Council operates a public library at Quilpie.[9]

Population

Year Population
19331,965
19471,931
19542,387
19612,534
19662,051
19711,685
19761,440
19811,430
19861,490
19911,406
19961,402
20011,175
2006986
2016813

Notable people from Quilpie

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Agency ID2448, Quilpie Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Agency ID9651, Bulloo Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "History of Council". Quilpie Shire Council. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Quilpie Shire Council Annual Report 2011-2012". Quilpie Shire Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "2008 Quilpie Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "2012 Quilpie Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Quilpie Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Quilpie Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

Further reading

  • Jenkins, Lesley (January 2001). Lure of the Land: A Brief History of the Quilpie Shire (PDF).

Coordinates: 26°36′36″S 144°15′58″E / 26.61000°S 144.26611°E / -26.61000; 144.26611


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