Shire of Perry
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| Shire of Perry Queensland |
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| Population: | 445 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1880 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2357.7 km² (910.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Mount Perry | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wide Bay-Burnett | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Perry was a Local Government Area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,357.7 square kilometres (910.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1880 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the region to become the North Burnett Regional Council.
It is centred on the town of Mount Perry, the shire's only town.
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[edit] History
The Perry Divisional Board was created under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 and had its first meeting on 6 March 1880.
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 Biggenden merged with the Shires of Biggenden, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto and Mundubbera to form the North Burnett Regional Council.
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 795 |
| 1947 | 628 |
| 1954 | 496 |
| 1961 | 455 |
| 1966 | 374 |
| 1971 | 376 |
| 1976 | 304 |
| 1981 | 309 |
| 1986 | 310 |
| 1991 | 374 |
| 1996 | 351 |
| 2001 | 426 |
| 2006 | 445 |
[edit] Mayors
Joy Jensen was the last mayor of the Perry Shire Council. Despite leading the smallest of the six North Burnett councils, she won the mayoralty of the new North Burnett Regional Council at the elections on 15 March 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Perry (S) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
