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Goondiwindi Region - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 28°32′49.7″S 150°18′25.74″E / 28.547139°S 150.3071500°E

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Goondiwindi Region
Queensland

Location within Queensland

Population

10,310 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

0.53536/km² (1.3866/sq mi)

Established

2008

Area

19,258 km² (7,435.6 sq mi)^[2]

Mayor

Council seat

Website

LGAs around Goondiwindi Region:
Balonne	Western Downs	Toowoomba
Balonne	Goondiwindi Region	Southern Downs
Moree Plains (NSW)	Moree Plains (NSW)	Inverell (NSW)

The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dated back to the 19th century.

It has an estimated operating budget of A$26.1 million.

In the 2021 census, the Goondiwindi Region had a population of 10,310 people.^[1]

History

Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Goondiwindi Region existed as three distinct local government areas:

Inglewood and Waggamba began as two of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 on 11 November 1879. The Municipality of Goondiwindi was proclaimed under the Local Government Act 1878 on 20 October 1888. They became shires, and a town, respectively on 31 March 1903 under the Local Authorities Act 1902.

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas amalgamate.^[3] On 15 March 2008, the Town and Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.

On 17 May 2024, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities of North Talwood and South Talwood into a single location called Talwood (with the town of Talwood as its main urban area).^[4]^[5]^[6]

Wards

The council remains undivided and its elected body consists of six councillors and a mayor.

Mayors

2008−present

No.	Portrait	Mayor	Party	Term start	Term end
1		Graeme Scheu	Independent	15 March 2008	28 March 2020
2		Lawrence Springborg	Independent LNP	28 March 2020	incumbent

Towns and localities

The Goondiwindi Region includes the following settlements:

Goondiwindi area:

Goondiwindi (town)

Other areas:

Boondandilla (locality)
Bringalily (locality)
Canning Creek (locality)
Cement Mills (locality)
Goodar (locality)
Kioma (locality)
Mungindi (locality) (part)
North Bungunya (locality)
Yagaburne (locality)

Waggamba area:

Billa Billa (locality)
Bungunya (town)
Callandoon (locality)
Calingunee (locality)
Daymar (town)
Kindon (locality)
Kurumbul (town)
Lundavra (locality)
Moonie (locality) (part)
Talwood (town)
Tarawera (locality)
Toobeah (town)
Weengallon (locality)
Wondalli (locality)
Wyaga (locality)
Yelarbon (town)
Calingunee State Forest
Kerimbilla State Forest

Inglewood area:

Beebo (locality)
Bonshaw (locality)
Brush Creek (locality)
Bybera (locality)
Coolmunda (locality)
Glenarbon (locality)
Gore (town)
Greenup (locality)
Inglewood (town)
Limevale (locality)
Maidenhead (locality)
Mosquito Creek (locality)
Oman Ama (locality)
Riverton (locality)
Silver Spur (town)
Smithlea (locality)
Terrica (locality)
Texas (town)
Warroo (locality)
Watsons Crossing (locality)
Whetstone (locality)
Bringalily State Forest
Yelarbon State Forest

Libraries

The Goondiwindi Regional Council operate public libraries at Goondiwindi, Inglewood, and Texas.^[7]

Demographics

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.

Year	Region total	Goondiwindi	Waggamba	Inglewood
1933	8,696	1,931	2,468	4,297
1947	9,114	2,467	2,590	4,057
1954	10,359	2,950	2,968	4,441
1961	11,265	3,274	3,123	4,868
1966	10,608	3,529	2,895	4,184
1971	10,253	3,695	2,913	3,645
1976	9,509	3,741	2,539	3,229
1981	9,334	3,576	2,732	3,026
1986	9,859	4,103	2,757	2,999
1991	10,181	4,331	2,898	2,952
1996	9,857	4,374	2,712	2,771
2001	10,348	4,760	2,975	2,613
2006	10,399	4,873	2,951	2,575
2011	10,628	^[8]
2016	10,630	^[9]
2021	10,310	^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goondiwindi Region (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^ Queensland Local Government Reform Commission (July 2007). Report of the Local Government Reform Commission (PDF). Vol. 2. pp. 146–150. ISBN 978-1-921057-11-3. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
^ "Current proposals and decisions | Place names". Environment, land, and water. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Proposed locality: Talwood, Goondiwindi Region (shows boundaries of North Talwood and South Talwood)" (PDF). Environment, land and water. Queensland Government. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Locality of Talwood within the Goondiwindi Local Government Area" (PDF). Environment, land and water. Queensland Government. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Libraries". Goondiwindi Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Goondiwindi Region (LGA)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goondiwindi Region (LGA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

v t e Towns and localities in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland
Current towns and localities	Beebo Billa Billa Bonshaw Boondandilla Brush Creek Bungunya Bybera Calingunee Callandoon Canning Creek Cement Mills Coolmunda Daymar Glenarbon Goodar Goondiwindi Gore Greenup Inglewood Kindon Kioma Kurumbul Limevale Lundavra Maidenhead Moonie Mosquito Creek Mungindi North Bungunya Oman Ama Riverton Silver Spur Smithlea Talwood Tarawera Terrica Texas Toobeah Warroo Watsons Crossing Weengallon Whetstone Wondalli Wyaga Yagaburne Yelarbon
Former localities	North Talwood South Talwood
Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

v t e Darling Downs, Queensland
Cities	Toowoomba Warwick
Townships	Acland Allora Amiens Applethorpe Ballandean Bell Brigalow Bungunya Cambooya Cecil Plains Chinchilla Clifton Condamine Cooyar Crows Nest Dalby Dalveen Daymar Drillham Dulacca Goombungee Goondiwindi Gowrie Junction Greenmount Haden Hampton Highfields Inglewood Jandowae Jimbour Karara Kaimkillenbun Killarney Kingsthorpe Kogan Kulpi Leyburn Macalister Maclagan Maryvale Meandarra Meringandan Messines Miles Millmerran Moonie Mount Tyson Nobby Oakey Passchendaele Peranga Pittsworth Pozieres Quinalow Stanthorpe Southbrook Talwood Texas Tara The Gums Thulimbah Toobeah Wallangarra Wandoan Warra Weengallon Wyberba Wyreema Yangan Yarraman Yelarbon
Local government areas	Goondiwindi Region Southern Downs Region Toowoomba Region Western Downs Region
National parks	Bendidee Bunya Mountains Crows Nest Erringibba Girraween Main Range Mount Binga Pidna Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range
Places of interest	Cambanoora Gorge Canning Downs Cunninghams Gap Granite Belt Jimbour Homestead

v t e Local government areas of Queensland
South East	Brisbane Gold Coast Ipswich Lockyer Valley Logan Moreton Bay Noosa Redland Scenic Rim Somerset Sunshine Coast
Wide Bay–Burnett	Bundaberg Cherbourg Fraser Coast Gympie North Burnett South Burnett
Darling Downs	Goondiwindi Southern Downs Toowoomba Western Downs
Central	Banana Central Highlands Gladstone Isaac Livingstone Mackay Rockhampton Whitsunday Woorabinda
North	Burdekin Charters Towers Hinchinbrook Palm Island Townsville
Far North	Aurukun Cairns Cassowary Coast Cook Douglas Hope Vale Kowanyama Lockhart River Mapoon Mareeba Napranum Northern Peninsula Area Pormpuraaw Tablelands Torres Torres Strait Island Weipa Wujal Wujal Yarrabah
North West	Burke Carpentaria Cloncurry Croydon Doomadgee Etheridge Flinders Mckinlay Mornington Mount Isa Richmond
Central West	Barcaldine Barcoo Blackall-Tambo Boulia Diamantina Longreach Winton
South West	Balonne Bulloo Maranoa Murweh Paroo Quilpie

28°32′49.7″S 150°18′25.74″E / 28.547139°S 150.3071500°E / -28.547139; 150.3071500

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