| Shire of Johnstone Queensland |
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| Population: | 18,256(2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1881 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1639.1 km² (632.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Innisfail | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Johnstone was a Local Government Area of Queensland. It was located on the Coral Sea coast about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Innisfail, covered an area of 1,639.1 square kilometres (632.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Cardwell to form the Cassowary Coast Region.
The Mamu tribal group are the traditional owners of much of the land in the shire. 47% of the shire is in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.[2]
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The Hinchinbrook Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 28 October 1881, the Johnstone Division split away from it. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Johnstone became a shire on 31 March 1903.
In February 2007, the Johnstone Shire Council was sacked by the Queensland Local Government Minister, Andrew Fraser[3]
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 Johnstone merged with the Shire of Cardwell to form the Cassowary Coast Region.
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 12,777 |
| 1947 | 12,265 |
| 1954 | 14,980 |
| 1961 | 15,784 |
| 1966 | 16,529 |
| 1971 | 15,878 |
| 1976 | 16,776 |
| 1981 | 17,438 |
| 1986 | 17,457 |
| 1991 | 19,184 |
| 1996 | 20,474 |
| 2001 | 19,511 |
| 2006 | 18,917 |
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