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Quilpie Shire Hall, 2012. The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 67,415 square kilometres (26,029 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie. The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire. In the 2021 census, the Shire of ...
Quilpie (/ ˈ k w ɪ l p i / KWIL-pee) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Quilpie had a population of 530 people. [1] The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. The town of Toompine is also within the locality.
The area is noted for its cattle grazing, cotton farming, opal mining and oil and gas deposits. At the federal level the whole region is encompassed by the Division of Maranoa. Local Government areas included in the region are Maranoa Region, Shire of Balonne, Shire of Paroo, Shire of Murweh, Shire of Bulloo and the Shire of Quilpie. South West ...
Queensland local government area templates (6 P) ... Shire of Quilpie (6 P) R. Redland City (4 C, 14 P) Shire of Richmond (14 P) Rockhampton Region (3 C, 38 P) S.
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Main article: Local government areas of Queensland Local government areas (municipalities, shires and divisions) in Queensland, March 1902 The local government areas (LGAs) of Queensland, Australia are the defined areas within which legally constituted local government authorities, known as councils, have responsibilities to provide local services. Determining the size and shape of the local ...
the Shire of Maroochy; the Shire of Noosa; 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 ...
Mariala lies within the Mulga Lands bioregion and the Shire of Quilpie local government area. [2] It is located with the water catchment areas of the Bulloo, Paroo and Warrego rivers. [2] Mariala covers 269.2 km 2 (104 sq mi). [2] The park was part of the Ambathala pastoral holding which operated from 1875 until the early 1980s. [1]