Flinders Shire Council
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The Shire of Flinders is a Local Government Area located in north western Queensland
, Australia
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It covers an area of 41538.5 square kilometres (16,038.1 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1882. The Shire, named for the Flinders River
, is predominantly a grazing area with cattle in the north of the shire and mixed grazing to the south in the black soil area.
was constituted separately as a municipality. The Division became a Shire and the municipality a Town under the Local Authorities Act 1902 on 31 March 1903. On 5 September of the same year, the Shire of Hughenden was renamed Flinders.
The western part of the Shire was separately incorporated as the Shire of Wyangarie (later Richmond) on 23 October 1915. On 1 January 1930, part of Flinders was annexed to the Shire of Dalrymple
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In 1958, the Town of Hughenden amalgamated with the Shire of Flinders.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 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...
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It covers an area of 41538.5 square kilometres (16,038.1 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1882. The Shire, named for the Flinders River
Flinders River
The Flinders River is the longest river in Queensland, Australia at about . The river rises in the Burra Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, 110 km northeast of Hughenden and flows in a westerly direction past Hughenden, Richmond and Julia Creek then northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria...
, is predominantly a grazing area with cattle in the north of the shire and mixed grazing to the south in the black soil area.
History
The Hughenden Division was established on 22 April 1882 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 20 April 1887, the town of HughendenHughenden, Queensland
Hughenden is a town in Queensland, Australia situated on the banks of the Flinders River. It was named after Hughenden Manor, the home of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. At the 2006 census, Hughenden had a population of 1,154.-History:...
was constituted separately as a municipality. The Division became a Shire and the municipality a Town under the Local Authorities Act 1902 on 31 March 1903. On 5 September of the same year, the Shire of Hughenden was renamed Flinders.
The western part of the Shire was separately incorporated as the Shire of Wyangarie (later Richmond) on 23 October 1915. On 1 January 1930, part of Flinders was annexed to the Shire of Dalrymple
Shire of Dalrymple
The Shire of Dalrymple was a Local Government Area located in North Queensland, Australia, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers, at which its council and administrative centre was based...
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In 1958, the Town of Hughenden amalgamated with the Shire of Flinders.
Towns and localities
- HughendenHughenden, QueenslandHughenden is a town in Queensland, Australia situated on the banks of the Flinders River. It was named after Hughenden Manor, the home of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. At the 2006 census, Hughenden had a population of 1,154.-History:...
- Porcupine
- Prairie
- Stamford
- Torrens Creek
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 3,426‡ |
| 1947 | 3,310‡ |
| 1954 | 3,293‡ |
| 1961 | 3,953 |
| 1966 | 3,716 |
| 1971 | 3,019 |
| 1976 | 2,875 |
| 1981 | 2,740 |
| 1986 | 2,804 |
| 1991 | 2,491 |
| 1996 | 2,232 |
| 2001 | 2,191 |
| 2006 | 1,792 |
- ‡ – includes then-separate Town.