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Local government areas of Queensland

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Map of LGAs as of 2014.

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland, Australia, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland.

LGAs sorted by region

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Name Council
seat 		Region Year
estab. 		Area[1]
(km2) 		Population[2] Notes Map
(2021) (2022)
City of Brisbane Brisbane South East Queensland 1924 1,343 1,264,024 1,284,698 Capital city of Queensland

Administers the central portion of the South East Queensland agglomeration
The City of Brisbane was created from the 30 October 1924 amalgamation of:

City of Gold Coast Surfers Paradise South East Queensland 1948 1,334 633,764 647,824 The Local Government (Albert, Beaudesert and Gold Coast) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 16 December 1994, resulting in the amalgamation of the Shire of Albert into City of Gold Coast at the 1995 local government elections.
City of Ipswich Ipswich South East Queensland 1860 1,094 233,302 242,884
Lockyer Valley Region Gatton South East Queensland 2008 2,269 41,762 42,663 The Lockyer Valley Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Logan City Logan Central South East Queensland 1978 958 350,740 363,301 On 15 March 2008, Logan City expanded the northern part of the Shire of Beaudesert into its territory
City of Moreton Bay Caboolture South East Queensland 2008 2,042 484,428 497,154 The Moreton Bay Regional Council was created from the amalgamation on 15 March 2008 of Councils for:

On 21 July 2023 the Council officially changed its name to City of Moreton Bay.

Shire of Noosa Tewantin South East Queensland 2014 870 56,873 57,397 Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Sunshine Coast Region
Redland City Cleveland South East Queensland 1949 537 161,730 163,866
Scenic Rim Region Beaudesert South East Queensland 2008 4,243 43,595 44,374 The Scenic Rim Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Somerset Region Esk South East Queensland 2008 5,373 25,391 25,733 The Somerset Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Sunshine Coast Region Nambour South East Queensland 2008 2,254 346,648 356,059 The Sunshine Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:

Later, the Shire of Noosa was de-amalgamated from Sunshine Coast Region on 1 January 2014.

Shire of Banana Biloela Wide Bay-Burnett 1879 28,550 14,663 14,794 On 15 March 2008, the Shire of Banana expanded Division 1 of the Shire of Taroom into its territory
Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Wide Bay-Burnett 2008 6,431 100,118 102,189 The Bundaberg Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg Cherbourg Wide Bay-Burnett 1986 32 1,212 1,227
Fraser Coast Region Hervey Bay Wide Bay-Burnett 2008 7,105 112,078 115,173 The Fraser Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Gympie Region Gympie Wide Bay-Burnett 2008 6,884 53,851 55,170 The Gympie Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
North Burnett Region Gayndah Wide Bay-Burnett 2008 19,670 10,144 10,220 The North Burnett Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
South Burnett Region Kingaroy Wide Bay-Burnett 2008 8,382 33,325 33,831 The South Burnett Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Goondiwindi Region Goondiwindi Darling Downs 2008 19,258 10,404 10,449 The Goondiwindi Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Southern Downs Region Warwick Darling Downs 2008 7,108 36,641 37,040 The Southern Downs Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Darling Downs 2008 12,957 175,316 178,590 The Toowoomba Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Western Downs Region Dalby Darling Downs 2008 37,937 34,360 34,584 The Dalby Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:

Later it was renamed Western Downs Region in August 2009.

Central Highlands Region Emerald Central Queensland 2008 59,835 28,311 28,583 The Central Highlands Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Gladstone Region Gladstone Central Queensland 2008 10,484 64,304 65,431 The Gladstone Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Isaac Region Moranbah Central Queensland 2008 58,708 22,426 22,770 The Isaac Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Shire of Livingstone Yeppoon Central Queensland 2014 11,758 39,881 40,952 Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Rockhampton Region
Rockhampton Region Rockhampton Central Queensland 2008 6,570 82,904 83,723 The Rockhampton Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:

Later, the Shire of Livingstone was being de-amalgamated from Rockhampton Region on 1 January 2014.

Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda Woorabinda Central Queensland 1986 391 1,041 1,060
Shire of Burdekin Ayr North Queensland 1888 5,044 16,842 16,890
Charters Towers Region Charters Towers North Queensland 2008 68,382 11,923 12,004 The Charters Towers Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Shire of Hinchinbrook Ingham North Queensland 1879 2,807 10,992 11,090
Mackay Region Mackay North Queensland 2008 7,613 123,183 125,162 The Mackay Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island Palm Island North Queensland 1986 72 2,180 2,197
City of Townsville Townsville North Queensland 2008 3,731 195,515 198,577 The new City of Townsville was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Whitsunday Region Bowen North Queensland 2008 23,819 37,660 38,580 The Whitsunday Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Shire of Aurukun Aurukun Far North Queensland 1978 7,424 1,131 1,131
Cairns Region Cairns Far North Queensland 2008 1,689 169,312 172,272 The Cairns Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:

Later, the Shire of Douglas was being de-amalgamated from Cairns Region on 1 January 2014.

Cassowary Coast Region Innisfail Far North Queensland 2008 4,688 29,525 29,651 The Cassowary Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Shire of Cook Cooktown Far North Queensland 1919 105,719 4,631 4,679
Shire of Douglas Mossman Far North Queensland 2014 2,428 12,445 12,693 Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Cairns Region
Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale Hope Vale Far North Queensland 1986 1,112 999 1,006
Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama Kowanyama Far North Queensland 1987 2,555 1,108 1,143
Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River Lockhart River Far North Queensland 1987 3,576 653 659
Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon Mapoon Far North Queensland 2002 537 442 452
Shire of Mareeba Mareeba Far North Queensland 2014 53,491 23,174 23,372 Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Tablelands Region
Aboriginal Shire of Napranum Napranum Far North Queensland 1989 2,004 907 910
Northern Peninsula Area Region Bamaga Far North Queensland 2008 1,052 2,886 2,896
Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw Pormpuraaw Far North Queensland 1987 4,395 632 633
Tablelands Region Malanda Far North Queensland 2008 11,293 26,488 26,844 The Tablelands Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:

Later, the Shire of Mareeba was being de-amalgamated from Tablelands Region on 1 January 2014.

Shire of Torres Thursday Island Far North Queensland 1974 884 3,533 3,527
Torres Strait Island Region Thursday Island Far North Queensland 2008 490 4,300 4,295
Weipa Town Weipa Far North Queensland 1963 10.8 4,176 4,216 Administered under own Act by Rio Tinto Group
Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal Wujal Wujal Far North Queensland 1987 12 284 286
Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah Yarrabah Far North Queensland 1986 159 2,598 2,624
Shire of Burke Burketown North West Queensland 1885 39,684 430 432
Shire of Carpentaria Normanton North West Queensland 1883 64,121 2,159 2,177
Shire of Cloncurry Cloncurry North West Queensland 1884 47,971 3,705 3,793
Shire of Croydon Croydon North West Queensland 1887 29,498 269 269
Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee Doomadgee North West Queensland 1987 1,828 1,435 1,445
Shire of Etheridge Georgetown North West Queensland 1882 39,199 724 724
Shire of Flinders Hughenden North West Queensland 1882 41,200 1,521 1,540
Shire of McKinlay Julia Creek North West Queensland 1891 40,737 838 848
Shire of Mornington Gununa North West Queensland 1978 1,248 1,061 1,067
City of Mount Isa Mount Isa North West Queensland 1914 43,713 19,226 19,092
Shire of Richmond Richmond North West Queensland 1910 26,581 769 778
Barcaldine Region Barcaldine Central West Queensland 2008 53,383 2,863 2,864 The Barcaldine Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Shire of Barcoo Jundah Central West Queensland 1885 61,830 312 318
Blackall-Tambo Region Blackall Central West Queensland 2008 30,537 1,920 1,935 The Blackall-Tambo Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Shire of Boulia Boulia Central West Queensland 1887 60,906 470 477
Shire of Diamantina Bedourie Central West Queensland 1879 94,731 270 268
Longreach Region Longreach Central West Queensland 2008 40,572 3,693 3,726 The Longreach Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:
Shire of Winton Winton Central West Queensland 1886 53,814 1,132 1,133
Shire of Balonne St George South West Queensland 1883 31,104 4,379 4,362
Shire of Bulloo Thargomindah South West Queensland 1880 73,724 342 343
Maranoa Region Roma South West Queensland 2008 58,705 12,960 13,106 The Roma Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of:

Later it was renamed Maranoa Region in June 2009.

Shire of Murweh Charleville South West Queensland 1879 40,700 4,010 3,970
Shire of Paroo Cunnamulla South West Queensland 1879 47,613 1,708 1,722
Shire of Quilpie Quilpie South West Queensland 1930 67,415 702 705

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Regional population, 2021-22 financial year | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Agency ID 11054, Gympie Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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