Shire of Duaringa

Shire of Duaringa Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population:	7,757 (2001 census)
Area:	18201 km² (7,027.4 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Duaringa
Region:	Capricornia
Website: http://www.duaringa.qld.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Duaringa: Broadsound Broadsound Livingstone Emerald Shire of Duaringa Fitzroy Bauhinia Taroom Banana

The Shire of Duaringa is a Local Government Area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. Duaringa Shire covers an area of 18,201 square kilometres and boasts a population of approximately 11,000. The Shire incorporates four main towns - Duaringa, Dingo, Blackwater and Bluff - and the township of Bauhinia. Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire is located in five separate locations inside Duaringa - three of them wholly surrounded by Duaringa, and two on the border with Fitzroy Shire.

Duaringa is a local centre for the region's farmers, who cultivate sorghum and wheat, and graze beef cattle. Mining is another major industry within the Shire, due to the vast coal deposits around Blackwater.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Duaringa and Duaringa Shire

Coordinates: 23°43′03.64″S 149°40′11″E / 23.7176778°S 149.66972°E / -23.7176778; 149.66972