- Lands administrative divisions of Queensland
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Lands administrative divisions of Queensland refers to the divisions of Queensland used for the registration of land titles. There are 322 counties, and 5,319 parishes within the state.[1]. They are part of the Lands administrative divisions of Australia. Queensland had been divided into 109 counties in the nineteenth century, before the Land Act of 1897 subdivided many of these counties to 319. Some of the eastern counties remained the same, with most of the subdivisions occurring in the west and north. The current counties were named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901. [2]. A map of the counties from 1900 is shown here.
In 2006, the government sought advice about a plan to abolish the counties and parishes within the state [3]
Land districts
Queensland was divided into districts in the mid-nineteenth century. The districts still exist today, forming the top level of Queensland's land titles system.
- Burke (named after Burke and Wills)
- Cook
- Darling Downs
- Leichhardt
- Maranoa
- Mitchell
- Moreton
- North Gregory
- North Kennedy
- Port Curtis
- South Gregory
- South Kennedy
- Warrego
- Wide Bay/Burnett
19th century counties
There were 109 counties in Queensland by the late nineteenth century, before they were subdivided into the current 322 counties. All of these original counties continue to exist but many are smaller than they were in the nineteenth century, with many new counties added. For the counties which were subdivided in 1901, the original county remains, usually around the largest town in the area, but smaller than before. For instance the nineteenth century county of Beaconsfield was based around Cloncurry; Cloncurry is still in Beaconsfield, but the county is much smaller, with new counties such as Argylla, Sellwyn and Alison surrounding it.
List of counties by district
Moreton, Darling Downs and Wide Bay/Burnett Districts
County District Major towns Aubigny Darling Downs Toowoomba, Dalby Auburn Darling Downs Bentinck Darling Downs Stanthorpe Boondooma Wide Bay/Burnett Bowen Wide Bay/Burnett Gin Gin Bulwer Darling Downs Miles Canning Moreton Caboolture, Sunshine Coast Carnarvon Darling Downs Cavendish Moreton Esk, Kingaroy Churchill Moreton Gatton Clive Darling Downs Texas Cook Wide Bay/Burnett Bundaberg Derby Darling Downs Millmerran Fitzroy Wide Bay/Burnett Nanango Fraser Wide Bay/Burnett Fraser Island Lennox Wide Bay/Burnett Kilkivan Lytton Darling Downs Chinchilla Mackenzie Wide Bay/Burnett Gayndah, Mundubbera March Wide Bay/Burnett Gympie, Hervey Bay,
Maryborough, NoosaMarsh Darling Downs Goondiwindi Merivale Darling Downs Warwick Newcastle Wide Bay/Burnett Pring Darling Downs Rawbelle Wide Bay/Burnett Monto Rogers Darling Downs Condamine Stanley Moreton Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Redcliffe Ward Moreton Gold Coast Wicklow Wide Bay/Burnett Yarrol Wide Bay/Burnett Eidsvold Burke District
- Albion
- Allison
- Argylla
- Beaconsfield (including Cloncurry)
- Brahe
- Buller
- Burke
- Canobie
- Carpentaria
- Chudleigh
- Douglas
- Dutton
- Eddington
- Esmeralda
- Fielding
- Glenora
- Granada
- Gregory
- Howitt
- Iffley
- Kamileroi
- Lamington
- Landsborough
- Manfred
- Morstone
- Mueller
- Nash
- Nicholson
- Norman (including Normanton)
- Oaklands
- Parker
- Philp
- Porchester
- Richmond
- Rochedale (including Mount Isa)
- Rupert
- Savannah
- Saxby
- Selwyn
- Stokes
- Surrey
- Talawanta
- Taldora
- Tewinga
- Toorak
- Undilla
- Wellesley (Wellesley Islands)
- Wentworth
- Wondoola
- Wongalee
- Wonomo
- Woolgar
- Yappar
Cook District
- Archer
- Balurga
- Banks (including Cooktown)
- Bolwarra
- Byerley
- Chelmsford
- Coen
- Cootah
- Copperfield
- Dagmar
- Dulhunty
- Dunbar
- Etheridge
- Franklin
- Gilbert (including Georgetown)
- Gould
- Hann
- Hodgkinson
- Jardine
- Kalkah
- Kenall
- King
- Koolatah
- Lang
- Linasleigh
- Lukin
- Lynd
- Lyndhurst
- Maramie
- Marga
- Melville
- Mosman
- Nares (including Cairns)
- Pera
- Percy
- Shelburne
- Sidmouth
- Solander
- Somerset
- Strathleven
- Strathmore
- Tate
- Torres (Torres Strait Islands)
- Victor
- Walsh
- Warner
- Weipa
- Weymouth
- Wrotham
- Yagoonya
- York
Leichhardt District
- Aberdeen
- Bauhinia
- Cairns
- Clermont
- Consuelo
- Dawson
- Denison
- Ferguson
- Fortescue
- Humboldt
- Killarney
- Kimberley
- Labouchere
- Leura
- Plantagenet
- Roper
- Talbot
- Tingarra
- Westgrove
- Wodehouse
- Wooroora
Maranoa District
- Belmore
- Bundara
- Cogoon
- Dublin
- Elgin
- Kennedy
- Maranoa
- Mungallala
- Nebine
- Tomoo
- Waldegrave (including Roma)
- Warrong
Mitchell District
- Barcoo
- Cassillis
- Cheviot
- Coorajah
- Coreena
- Cumberland
- Evora
- Fermoy
- Gayundah
- Maneroo
- Mexico
- Mitchell
- Musgrave
- Paluma
- Portland (including Longreach)
- Rodney
- Ruthven
- Tambo
- Towerhill
- Uanda
- Ularunda
- Vergemont
- Walker
- Warbreccan
- Windeyer
- Wolseley
- Wooroolah
- Woura
- Youranigh
North Gregory District
- Amaroo
- Ayrshire (including Winton)
- Binburie
- Brighton
- Buckingham
- Carrandotta
- Chatsworth
- Currawilla
- Diamantina
- Elderslie
- Eurinye
- Eyre
- Farrar
- Georgina
- Glengyle
- Hamilton
- Kynuna
- Malwa
- Manuka
- Mayne
- Merlin
- Monkira
- Mowarra
- Nyama
- Oondooroo
- Piturie
- Rosebrook
- Sandringham
- Sturt
- Toko
- Warburton
- Waverley
- Wills
- Windsor
- Wokingham
- Woodstock
North Kennedy District
- Cardwell (including Hinchinbrook Island)
- Clarke
- Dalrymple
- Davenport (including Charters Towers)
- Elphinstone (including Townsville)
- Gladstone
- Griffith
- Gunnawarra
- Herbert (including Bowen and the Whitsunday Islands)
- Murray
- O'Connell
- Salisbury
- Wairuna
- Wilkie Gray
Port Curtis District
- Clinton (including Gladstone)
- Deas Thompson
- Flinders
- Liebig
- Livingstone (including Rockhampton)
- Murchison
- Pakington
- Palmerston
- Pelham
- Raglan
South Gregory District
- Abbotsford
- Bulgroo
- Burarie
- Cameron
- Carruthers
- Conbar
- Cooper
- Curralie
- Daroo
- Durham
- Durrie
- Gordon
- Grey
- Haddon
- Kyabra
- Pender
- Rosebery (including Birdsville)
- Tanbar
- Thunda
- Weramo
- Weringa
- Wilson
- Windula
South Kennedy District
- Albany
- Beaufort
- Bell
- Belyando
- Buckland
- Carlisle (including Mackay)
- Chataway
- Claud
- Dickson
- Drake
- Drummond
- Drury
- Foxton
- Grosvenor
- Hillalong
- Rutledge
- Sellheim
Warrego District
- Bando
- Bulloo
- Burenda
- Burrandilla
- Chesterton
- Glanworth
- Gowan
- Humeburn
- Kungie
- Kyrunda
- Langlo
- McKinlay
- Munga
- Nickavilla
- Nive
- Noorama
- Norley
- Numalla
- Orrery (including Charleville)
- Palmer
- Paroo
- Pitteroo
- Ross
- Titheroo
- Wellington (including Cunnamulla)
- Wyara
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