Etheridge Shire Council
Encyclopedia
The Shire of Etheridge is a Local Government Area located in Far North Queensland
, Australia
in what is known as the Gulf Savannah region. Its economy is based around cattle grazing and mining.
It covers an area of 39332.3 square kilometres (15,186.3 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1882.
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns north to the Torres Strait...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in what is known as the Gulf Savannah region. Its economy is based around cattle grazing and mining.
It covers an area of 39332.3 square kilometres (15,186.3 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1882.
History
The Einasleigh Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, it became a shire on 31 March 1903. On 15 March 1919, it was renamed Etheridge.Towns and localities
- GeorgetownGeorgetown, QueenslandGeorgetown is a town on the Etheridge River in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Gulf Developmental Road passes through the town, linking Cairns - 412 km to the east - and Normanton - 301 km to the west...
- Einasleigh
- ForsaythForsayth, QueenslandForsayth is a town in Etheridge Shire, Far North Queensland, Australia, approximately 415km by road from Cairns. At the 2006 census, Forsayth had a population of 101....
- Gilbert River
- Mount SurpriseMount Surprise, QueenslandMount Surprise is a town in the Gulf Savannah, Far North Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Etheridge Local Government Area, on the Gulf Developmental Road, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre of Cairns...
- Abingdon Downs
- Conjuboy
- Gilberton
- Lyndhurst
- Northhead
- Strathmore
- Talaroo
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 1,085 |
| 1947 | 860 |
| 1954 | 815 |
| 1961 | 828 |
| 1966 | 936 |
| 1971 | 974 |
| 1976 | 940 |
| 1981 | 1,010 |
| 1986 | 1,210 |
| 1991 | 1,377 |
| 1996 | 1,273 |
| 2001 | 1,423 |
| 2006 | 1,422 |