Shire of Clifton

Shire of Clifton Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population:	2,549(2006 census)[1]
Established:	1879
Area:	867.5 km² (334.9 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Clifton
Region:	Darling Downs
Website: http://www.clifton.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Clifton: Pittsworth Cambooya Cambooya Millmerran Shire of Clifton Gatton Warwick Warwick Warwick

The Shire of Clifton was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of 867.5 square kilometres (334.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.

History

The Clifton Divisional Board was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Clifton became a shire council on 31 March 1903.

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 Clifton merged with the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Pittsworth and Shire of Rosalie to form the Toowoomba Region.

Towns and localities

• Clifton
• Kings Creek
• Nobby (split with Shire of Cambooya)
• Pilton

Population

Year	Population
1933	3,105
1947	2,760
1954	2,542
1961	2,572
1966	2,549
1971	2,378
1976	2,260
1981	2,188
1986	2,354
1991	2,301
1996	2,308
2001	2,327
2006	2,549

Mayors and Chairmen

• Ian Jones (2004—2008)
• Patricia Collins (1997—2004)
• Reg Murphy (1994—1997)
• Ian Jones (1991—1994)
• Emmett Lyons (1982—1991)
• William Bishop (1979—1982)
• Virgil O'Leary (1976—1979)
• William Finlay (1967—1976)
• William Bourke (1955—1967)
• Herbert Warfield (1949—1955)
• Heinrich Heinrichsen (1947—1949)
• James Meara (1924—1947)
• W. R. Ross (1922—1923)
• James Meara (1917—1921)

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Clifton (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA32400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 

Coordinates: 27°55′53.6″S 151°54′30.7″E / 27.931556°S 151.908528°E / -27.931556; 151.908528