- Shire of Murgon
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Shire of Murgon
Queensland
Location within QueenslandPopulation: 3,454(2006 census)[1] Established: 1914 Area: 664.7 km² (256.6 sq mi) Council Seat: Murgon Region: South Burnett LGAs around Shire of Murgon: Wondai Gayndah Kilkivan Wondai Shire of Murgon Kilkivan Kingaroy Nanango Kilkivan The Shire of Murgon was a Local Government Area located in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 664.7 square kilometres (256.6 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1914 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the South Burnett area to become the South Burnett Regional Council.
Major activities in the shire include peanuts, dairy farming, beef and cattle production and wine.
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History
Murgon was initially part of the Barambah Divisional Board which was proclaimed in 1879, and became part of the Kilkivan division when it split away from Barambah in 1888. In 1910, the Shire of Weinholt (now Wondai) split from Kilkivan, and in 1914, parts of the Weinholt and Kilkivan shires formed independently as the Shire of Murgon.
An area of Murgon known as the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement, although located entirely within the Shire's boundaries, was functionally separate from the Shire and administered by the Native Affairs Department. On 28 August 1986, a Deed of Grant in Trust was granted to the Cherbourg community, and the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 gave Cherbourg formal legal recognition as a local government.
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Murgon merged with the Shires of Kingaroy, Wondai and Nanango to form the South Burnett Region. Cherbourg continued to be administered by the separate Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council.
Towns and localities
- Murgon
- Cloyna
- Moffatdale
- Windera
- Wooroonden
Population
The following are the census populations given for the years shown. Until the 1971 census, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) did not count full-blood Aboriginals. As at 2006, almost 10% of the population were Aboriginal, not counting the Cherbourg area. Also, until 1 July 2002, the ABS included the Deed of Grant in Trust councils within the Shire of Murgon statistical local area. Information for the reduced Shire back to 1996 has been provided on the ABS website through the Time Series Profile.
Year Population 1933 3,663 1947 3,732 1954 4,175 1961 4,530 1966 4,640 1971 4,766 1976 4,556 1981 4,580 1986 4,560 1991 4,470 1996 3,372 2001 3,444 2006 3,454 References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Murgon (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA35500&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
Coordinates: 26°14′31.64″S 151°56′28.68″E / 26.2421222°S 151.9413°E
Categories:- Populated places established in 1914
- 1914 establishments in Australia
- Former Local Government Areas of Queensland
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