Shire of Millmerran

Shire of Millmerran
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population 3,078 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density 0.68085/km2 (1.76340/sq mi)
Established 1913
Area 4,520.8 km2 (1,745.5 sq mi)
Council seat Millmerran
Region Darling Downs
Website Shire of Millmerran
LGAs around Shire of Millmerran:
Tara Wambo Jondaryan
Tara Shire of Millmerran Clifton
Waggamba Inglewood Warwick

The Shire of Millmerran was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire covered an area of 4,520.8 square kilometres (1,745.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1913 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to become the Toowoomba Region.

The shire was located in the catchment of the Condamine and Macintyre Rivers and as well as traditional sheep and cattle grazing, industry in the shire included cotton, timber, piggeries and coal mining. The main crops grown are barley, wheat, sorghum and small grains.

History

The Shire of Millmerran came into existence on 24 April 1913 after its residents and those of the Pittsworth area to the northeast voted to split away from the Shire of Jondaryan.

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 Millmerran merged with the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Clifton, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Pittsworth and Shire of Rosalie to form the Toowoomba Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Millmerran includes the following settlements:

Population

Year Population
19332,335
19473,012
19543,473
19613,423
19663,512
19713,435
19763,309
19813,047
19863,115
19913,014
19962,830
20013,935
20063,078

Mayors

  • 1927: J. McKenzie [2]
  • 2004—2008: Paul Antonio

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Millmerran (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  2. ↑ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

Coordinates: 27°52′35″S 151°15′40″E / 27.87639°S 151.26111°E / -27.87639; 151.26111

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