Shire of Longreach

Coordinates: 23°26′53″S 144°14′42″E / 23.448°S 144.245°E

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Shire of Longreach
Queensland

Location within Queensland

Population

4,180 (2006 census)^[1]

• Density

0.17741/km² (0.4595/sq mi)

Established

1900

Area

23,561.4 km² (9,097.1 sq mi)

Council seat

Longreach

LGAs around Shire of Longreach:
Winton	Winton	Aramac
Winton	Shire of Longreach	Ilfracombe
Barcoo	Barcoo	Isisford

The Shire of Longreach was a local government area located in central western Queensland, centred on the town of Longreach, from which the shire was administered. It covered an area of 23,561.4 square kilometres (9,097.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1900 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Ilfracombe and Isisford to form the Longreach Region.

History

The Longreach Division was created on 9 May 1900 under the Divisional Boards Act 1887, out of part of the Aramac Division.^[2]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Longreach Division became the Shire of Longreach on 31 March 1903.^[2]^[3]

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 Longreach merged with the Shires of Ilfracombe and Isisford to form the Longreach Region.^[3]^[4]

Traditionally, a pastoral area, the shire increasingly became a tourist destination with attractions such as the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the Qantas Founders Outback Museum.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Longreach included the following settlements:

Chairmen

1927: R. L. H. Peterson ^[5]

Population

Year	Population
1933	4,564
1947	4,137
1954	4,343
1961	5,013
1966	4,959
1971	4,300
1976	4,052
1981	3,846
1986	3,871
1991	4,369
1996	4,419
2001	4,368
2006	4,180

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Longreach (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Agency ID 11204, Longreach Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Agency ID 11205, Longreach Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
^ "Agency ID 11053, Longreach Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

23°26′53″S 144°14′42″E / 23.448°S 144.245°E / -23.448; 144.245

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