The Moreton Bay Region is a Local Government Area located in South East

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 Queensland

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, Australia

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, immediately to the north of Brisbane

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, the state capital. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe

City of Redcliffe

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 and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture

Shire of Caboolture

The Shire of Caboolture was a Local Government Area located in the Australian state of Queensland on the northern urban fringe of the capital, Brisbane, and south of the Sunshine Coast...

.

With an estimated operating revenue of A$

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297 million and a population of over 350,000, Moreton Bay is the third largest local government in Australia behind City of Brisbane

City of Brisbane

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 and Gold Coast City, both of which are also amalgamated entities.

History

Moreton Bay was, at the time the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into force on 11 November 1879, entirely contained within the Caboolture Division, which covered not only Moreton Bay but also much of the Sunshine Coast

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. By 1890, Caboolture Division had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the Pine Division (21 January 1888), Redcliffe Division (5 April 1888) and Maroochy Division (5 July 1890).

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Caboolture, Pine and Redcliffe (as well as Maroochy) became Shires on 31 March 1903. Redcliffe was proclaimed a Town on 28 May 1921 and a City on 13 June 1959. A few weeks earlier, on 23 May 1959, Pine was renamed the Shire of Pine Rivers.

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas amalgamate. It argued that the area was part of the South East Queensland Regional Plan's Urban Footprint, and would attract 11% of the region's population and housing growth to 2006. A very strong community of interest was identified through the region's links and dependencies to Brisbane. The councils disagreed with the Commission's plans although, with the exception of Redcliffe, did not oppose alternative amalgamation options. On 15 March 2008, the City and Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.

Wards and councillors

Moreton Bay Region is divided into 12 divisions, each of which elects one councillor to the Regional Council. Additionally, the entire Region elects a mayor. Allan Sutherland was elected as the Region's first mayor at the 2008 elections. The councillors elected were:

• Division 1 - Gary Parsons
• Division 2 - Chris Whiting
• Division 3 - Greg Chippendale (Deputy Mayor)
• Division 4 - Julie Greer
• Division 5 - James Houghton
• Division 6 - Rae Frawley
• Division 7 - David Dwyer
• Division 8 - Mick Gillam
• Division 9 - Mike Charlton
• Division 10 - Brian Battersby
• Division 11 - Bob Millar
• Division 12 - Adrian Raedel

Unity Water

On July 1, 2010, Moreton Bay Regional Council's Water Services (along with Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Sunshine Coast Regional Council

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), moved over to the recently created water body, Unity Water. Unity Water was created by the Queensland Government as part of the State's takeover of South East Queensland's water facilities, dams and water supply networks. Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast Regional Councils own 50% of Unity Water.

The creation of Unity Water and the movement of staff from the Council's payroll has enabled the Council's to claim reduced costs to ratepayers, whilst still falling far short of the 10% to 15% reduction in local government charges promised by the Beattie/Bligh governments as the rationale for the council amalgamations.

Suburbs

Suburbs and localities which encompass the Moreton Bay Regional Council include:

• Albany Creek
  Albany Creek, Queensland
  Albany Creek is a suburb located approximately 17 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, Australia; about a half hour drive to the central business district.- History :...
  
  
• Arana Hills
  Arana Hills, Queensland
  Arana Hills is a suburb within Moreton Bay, 12 km North-West of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia on the edge of the Bunyaville Forest Reserve...
  
  
• Armstrong Creek
  Armstrong Creek, Queensland
  Armstrong Creek is a locality within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia....
  
  
• Banksia Beach
  Banksia Beach, Queensland
  Banksia Beach is a suburb on Bribie Island, approximately 49 km north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is Moreton Bay RegionThe name refers to the plant genus banksia, which grows in the area....
  
  
• Beachmere
  Beachmere, Queensland
  Beachmere is a suburb north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region with a population of 3,597 ....
  
  
• Bellara
  Bellara, Queensland
  Bellara is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 2,962 persons, with a median age of 51 years.....
  
  
• Bellmere
  Bellmere, Queensland
  Bellmere is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. Located to the west of the centre of Caboolture, it is essentially a suburb of that town. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 2,406 persons, with a median age of 35 years..-External links:* Live weather...
  
  
• Bellthorpe
• Bongaree
  Bongaree, Queensland
  Bongaree is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 14,275 persons, with a median age of 55 years..The suburb is named after the...
  
  
• Booroobin
• Bracalba
• Bray Park
  Bray Park, Queensland
  Bray Park is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Regional Council. Bray Park is located north of Brisbane. It is named after John Bray, a former Shire councillor....
  
  
• Brendale
  Brendale, Queensland
  Brendale is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located immediately south of Strathpine on the South Pine River. Its local government area is the Moreton Bay Region. The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to a horse stud established by William Bowden in the early...
  
  
• Bunya
  Bunya, Queensland
  Bunya is a suburb north-west of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia. Its local government area is the Moreton Bay Region.Bunya is home to the Bunyaville Forest Reserve, operated by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Spotted gum, grey ironbark, narrow-leaved ironbark, white...
  
  
• Burpengary
  Burpengary, Queensland
  Burpengary is a suburb 35 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD, in Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region.The name is derived from the Aboriginal word burpengar, meaning the "land of the golden wattle"....
  
  
• Caboolture
  Caboolture, Queensland
  Caboolture is an urban centre approximately north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Caboolture is considered to be the northernmost urban area of the greater Brisbane metropolitan region within South East Queensland, and it marks the end of the Brisbane suburban commuter...
  
  
• Caboolture South
  Caboolture South, Queensland
  Caboolture South is a suburb 45 kilometres north north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region....
  
  
• Campbells Pocket
• Camp Mountain
  Camp Mountain, Queensland
  Camp Mountain is a rural locality northwest of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, near Samford. It is 20 km north-west of the Brisbane central business district...
  
  
• Cashmere
  Cashmere, Queensland
  Cashmere is an outer suburb on the north-western outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner by the name of James Cash....
  
  
• Cedar Creek
• Cedarton
• Clear Mountain
  Clear Mountain, Queensland
  Clear Mountain is a suburb of Moreton Bay, Queensland. It is located in the Moreton Bay Region.-Demographics:The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 618 persons in Clear Mountain on census night...
  
  
• Clontarf
  Clontarf, Queensland
  Clontarf is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the south-west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-Attractions and features:...
  
  

• Closeburn
  Closeburn, Queensland
  Closeburn is part of the wider Samford valley located in South East Queensland, Australia. It is roughly 28 km north west of Brisbane. It is located in the Moreton Bay Region local government area....
  
  
• Commissioners Flat
• D'Aguilar
  D'Aguilar, Queensland
  D'Aguilar is a rural township in Queensland, Australia. Located northwest of the larger centre of Caboolture, it is located within the Moreton Bay Region. At the 2006 census, the locality recorded a population of 1,094 persons, living in 373 inhabited dwellings, all of which were detached...
  
  
• Dakabin
  Dakabin, Queensland
  Dakabin is a suburb 26 kilometres north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region...
  
  
• Dayboro
  Dayboro, Queensland
  Dayboro is a town in the Moreton Bay Region, approximately 46 km north-northwest of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.To the north of Dayboro lies the D'Aguilar Range and the mountain township of Mount Mee. Other nearby towns include Petrie and Samford. The land surrounding...
  
  
• Deception Bay
  Deception Bay, Queensland
  Deception Bay is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region and is located approximately 32 km north of Brisbane in the south-eastern corner of the bay of the same name which separates the Redcliffe peninsula and Bribie...
  
  
• Delaneys Creek
  Delaneys Creek, Queensland
  Delaneys Creek is a rural suburb in Queensland, Australia. Located south of D'Aguilar, it is located within the Moreton Bay Region. At the 2006 census, the locality recorded a population of 495 persons, living in 163 detached houses and five 'other' dwellings...
  
  
• Donnybrook
  Donnybrook, Queensland
  Donnybrook is a small village 60 km north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Donnybrook had a population of 456.It started out as a small fishing community but has since developed into a minor tourist destination...
  
  
• Draper
• Eatons Hill
  Eatons Hill, Queensland
  Eatons Hill is a suburb located approximately 20 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, Australia. It is located in Moreton Bay Region. Its postcode is 4037....
  
  
• Elimbah
  Elimbah, Queensland
  Elimbah is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. It is located north of the larger centre of Caboolture, and south of Beerburrum. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 648 persons, with a median age of 36 years....
  
  
• Everton Hills
  Everton Hills, Queensland
  Everton Hills is a suburb north-west of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. The suburb extends northwest from Everton Park; this separation of suburbs is marked by a park called 'Boundary Park'. It is also located at the edge of the Bunyaville Forest Reserve. Everton Hills is a suburb that is a...
  
  
• Ferny Hills
  Ferny Hills, Queensland
  Ferny Hills is an outer suburb north-west of Brisbane, Australia, and is located along Samford Road at the edge of the Brisbane Forest Park. Its local government area is the Moreton Bay Region.Ferny Hills is almost entirely a residential suburb...
  
  
• Godwin Beach
• Griffin
  Griffin, Queensland
  Griffin is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The origin of the suburb name is from the Griffin family who migrated to Australia from the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland....
  
  
• Highvale
• Jollys Lookout
• Joyner
  Joyner, Queensland
  Joyner is a suburb north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region.Joyner is located east of Lake Samsonvale. The area was originally known as Harrisons Pocket before the modern day adaptation and implementation of the name Joyner...
  
  
• Kallangur
  Kallangur, Queensland
  Kallangur is a suburb north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The area once belonged to Mrs. Griffin of Whiteside located west of Petrie which was acquired by a Scottish migrant by the name of Thomas Petrie in 1855...
  
  
• King Scrub
  King Scrub, Queensland
  King Scrub is a farming district located on the northern outskirts of Dayboro in Queensland, Australia. Its municipality is the Moreton Bay Region....
  
  
• Kippa-Ring
  Kippa-Ring, Queensland
  Kippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-History:...
  
  
• Kobble Creek
  Kobble Creek, Queensland
  Kobble Creek is a locality within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia.Kobble Creek, the locality, is situated along Mount Samson Road to the south of Dayboro, approximately 45 km NW of Brisbane central business district....
  
  
• Kurwongbah

• Laceys Creek
• Lawnton
  Lawnton, Queensland
  Lawnton is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner by the name of Stephen Lawn...
  
  
• Mango Hill
  Mango Hill, Queensland
  Mango Hill is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region.The area was named Mango Hill on 1 September 1980, after the mango trees lining Anzac Avenue as it passes through the area...
  
  
• Margate
  Margate, Queensland
  Margate is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-Attractions and features:...
  
  
• Meldale
• Moodlu
• Moorina
• Morayfield
• Mount Delaney
• Mount Glorious
• Mount Mee
  Mount Mee, Queensland
  Mount Mee is a suburb and mountain in Queensland, Australia, located north of the town of Dayboro on the D'Aguilar Range.-History:The area around Mount Mee was known to the indigenous inhabitants of the area as Dahmongah, a word meaning "flying squirrel" or glider...
  
  
• Mount Nebo
• Mount Samson
  Mount Samson, Queensland
  Mount Samson is about half way between Samford and Dayboro located in South East Queensland, Australia. It is roughly 34 km north west of Brisbane. It is located in the local government area of Moreton Bay Region...
  
  
• Mount Pleasant
• Murrumba Downs
  Murrumba Downs, Queensland
  Murrumba Downs is a suburb north of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, and is located east of Kallangur on the Bruce Highway 24 km north of the Brisbane central business district...
  
  
• Narangba
  Narangba, Queensland
  Narangba is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Moreton Bay Region.This suburb has rural origins, but is being redeveloped as a residential suburb on the outskirts of the greater Brisbane metropolitan area.-History:...
  
  
• Neurum
• Newport
  Newport, Queensland
  Newport is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the north of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-History:...
  
  
• Ningi
  Ningi, Queensland
  Ningi is a suburb north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb name is from the Aboriginal Ningi Ningi group....
  
  
• North Lakes
  North Lakes, Queensland
  For North Lakes estate in New South Wales, see Cameron Park, New South Wales.North Lakes is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. North Lakes is located approximately 25 km north of the Brisbane central business district...
  
  
• Ocean View
  Ocean View, Queensland
  Ocean View is a rural suburb located north of Dayboro, Queensland. It is located in the local government area of Moreton Bay Region.-Location:...
  
  
• Petrie
  Petrie, Queensland
  Petrie is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. It is located in the North Pine River section of its local council 24 kilometres north of Brisbane City....
  
  
• Redcliffe
  Redcliffe, Queensland
    Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
  
  
• Rocksberg

• Rothwell
  Rothwell, Queensland
  Rothwell is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
  
  
• Rush Creek
• Samford Valley
• Samford Village
• Samsonvale
  Samsonvale, Queensland
  Samsonvale is a locality within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia.The district is dominated by Lake Samsonvale, the waters of North Pine Dam, one of the three main water-suppliers to the metropolitan region...
  
  
• Sandstone Point
  Sandstone Point, Queensland
  Sandstone Point is a suburb approximately north of Brisbane within the Moreton Bay Region. It is located across the bridge from Bribie Island and has views of Moreton Bay and surroundings. The suburb is one of the fastest growing residential communities in the Moreton Bay Regional Council...
  
  
• Scarborough
  Scarborough, Queensland
  Scarborough is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the northernmost of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
  
  
• Stanmore
• Stony Creek
• Strathpine
  Strathpine, Queensland
  Strathpine is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. It is home to the Pine Rivers District offices of the Moreton Bay Region as well as many businesses. The area contains a medium-sized Westfield shopping centre...
  
  
• Toorbul
• Upper Caboolture
• Wamuran
  Wamuran, Queensland
  Wamuran is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. It is located west of the larger centre of Caboolture, and southeast of D'Aguilar. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 2,086 persons, with a median age of 37 years. Wamuran is known for its fresh...
  
  
• Wamuran Basin
  Wamuran Basin, Queensland
  Wamuran Basin is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 245 persons, with a median age of 47 years.....
  
  
• Warner
  Warner, Queensland
  Warner is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region located 22 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. Warner is situated east of Lake Samsonvale and west of the urban localities of Strathpine, Brendale, Bray Park and...
  
  
• Welsby
• White Patch
• Whiteside
• Wights Mountain
• Woodford
  Woodford, Queensland
  Woodford is a small town in Queensland, Australia, on the D'Aguilar Highway 72 km north-west of Brisbane and 24 km west of Caboolture. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The town is noted for its folk festival that takes place over the New Year holidays. The Woodford...
  
  
• Woody Point
  Woody Point, Queensland
  Woody Point is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the south-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It was formerly a banana plantation.-Attractions and features:...
  
  
• Woorim
  Woorim, Queensland
  Woorim is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. It is located on the eastern or ocean side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. At the 2006 census, the suburb recorded a population of 1,638 persons, with a median age of 53 years..Woorim is the location of the...
  
  
• Yugar

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The next census, due in 2011, will be the first for the new Region.

Year	Population (Total)	(Caboolture)	(Pine Rivers)	(Redcliffe)
1933	11,928	5,316	4,604	2,008
1947	19,402	5,716	4,815	8,871
1954	27,267	7,101	6,309	13,857
1961	39,312	8,877	8,761	21,674
1966	50,785	10,149	13,309	27,327
1971	72,955	12,207	26,187	34,561
1976	103,669	19,404	45,192	39,073
1981	133,056	32,644	58,189	42,223
1986	166,210	47,494	73,783	44,933
1991	205,743	70,052	87,892	47,799
1996	250,077	98,859	103,192	48,026
2001	280,765	112,458	119,236	49,071
2006	325,219	132,473	141,414	51,332

External links

• Moreton Bay Regional Council
• Live weather in Moreton Bay Region. (Near the Caboolture offices)