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South Burnett Region - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 26°32′25.6″S 151°50′20.3″E / 26.540444°S 151.838972°E

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South Burnett Region
Queensland

Location within Queensland

Population

32,996 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

3.93653/km² (10.1956/sq mi)

Established

2008

Area

8,382 km² (3,236.3 sq mi)^[2]

Mayor

Kathy Duff

Council seat

Website

LGAs around South Burnett Region:
North Burnett	North Burnett	Gympie, Cherbourg
Western Downs	South Burnett Region	Gympie, Somerset
Western Downs	Toowoomba	Somerset

The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.

In the 2021 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.^[1]

Geography

The South Burnett Region covers an area 8,382 square kilometres (3,236 sq mi),^[2] containing a population of 32,555^[2] in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008).

The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local government.^[3]

History

This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas:

The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councilors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councilors and a mayor, application for this was also made.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 31,028 people.^[4]

In the 2016 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,186 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.^[1]

Towns and localities

The South Burnett Region includes the following settlements:

Kingaroy area:

Nanango area:

Murgon area:

Wondai area:

Others areas:

Libraries

The South Burnett Regional Council operate public libraries at Blackbutt, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango, Proston, and Wondai.^[6]

Council

Current composition

The current council, elected in 2020, is:

Ward		Party
Mayor	Brett Otto	Independent
Division 1	Roz Frohloff	Independent
Division 2	Gavin Jones	Independent
Division 3	Danita Potter	Independent
Division 4	Kirstie Schumacher	Independent
Division 5	Kathy Duff	Independent LNP
Division 6	Scott Henschen	Independent

Mayors

2008–present

No.	Mayor	Party	Term start	Term end
1	David Carter	Independent	15 March 2008	28 April 2012	Independents majority (2008–present)
2	Wayne Kratzmann	Independent	28 April 2012	19 March 2016
3	Keith Campbell	Independent	19 March 2016	29 March 2020
4	Brett Olds	Independent	29 March 2020	incumbent

Past councillors

2008−present


Year	Division 1			Division 2			Division 3			Division 4			Division 5			Division 6
Year	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2008		Barry Green	Independent		Debra Palmer	Independent		Damien Tessmann	Independent		Keith Campbell	Independent		Kathy Duff	Independent LNP		Cheryl Dalton	Independent
2012		Barry Green	Independent		Debra Palmer	Independent		Damien Tessmann	Independent		Keith Campbell	Independent					Cheryl Dalton	Independent
2016		Roz Frohloff	Independent		Gavin Jones	Independent		Danita Potter	Independent		Terry Fleischfresser	Independent					Ros Heit	Independent
2020		Roz Frohloff	Independent		Gavin Jones	Independent		Danita Potter	Independent		Kirstie Schumacher	Independent					Scott Henschen	Independent

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Burnett Region (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Layers: Local government". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "South Burnett Region (LGA)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Burnett Region (LGA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Locate a library". South Burnett Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

External links

South Burnett Regional Council
Interactive Map of the South Burnett Region (Electoral Commission Queensland web site) Retrieved 18 April 2008

Towns and communities in the South Burnett Region, Wide Bay–Burnett, Queensland

Main article: Local government areas of Queensland

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

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