| Shire of Barcaldine Queensland |
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| Population: | 1,818(2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8448.4 km² (3,261.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Barcaldine | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Barcaldine was a Local Government Area located in central Queensland and headquartered in the town of Barcaldine. It covered an area of 8,448.4 square kilometres (3,261.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1892 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Aramac and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.
Major industries in the area are wool and grazing.
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Kargoolnah Divisional Board was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879, and included the areas of Blackall, Tambo and Barcaldine as well as parts of Jericho. On 3 September 1892, a new Division of Barcaldine was proclaimed and excised from Kargoolnah.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Barcaldine 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 Barcaldine merged with the Shires of Aramac and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 2,612 |
| 1947 | 2,147 |
| 1954 | 2,200 |
| 1961 | 2,384 |
| 1966 | 2,282 |
| 1971 | 1,868 |
| 1976 | 1,780 |
| 1981 | 1,783 |
| 1986 | 1,779 |
| 1991 | 1,813 |
| 1996 | 1,850 |
| 2001 | 1,773 |
| 2006 | 1,818 |