| Shire of Gooburrum Queensland |
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| Population: | 7,117(1991 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1886 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1312.6 km² (506.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Bundaberg | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wide Bay-Burnett | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Gooburrum was a Local Government Area located to the north and west of the regional city of Bundaberg, Australia. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of 1,312.6 square kilometres (506.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Woongarra to form the Shire of Burnett.
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Gooburrum was originally part of the Kolan Division which was established on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 30 January 1886, Gooburrum was incorporated as a Division in its own right to serve the region north of the Burnett River. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Gooburrum became a shire on 31 March 1903. The Shire's offices were located in 186 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg, adjacent to Bundaberg City's offices.
On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Bundaberg area be rationalised. The Local Government (Bundaberg and Burnett) Regulation 1993 was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the Shire ceased to exist and amalgamated with Woongarra to form the Shire of Burnett.
A tribute to the Shire of Gooburrum can be found on the ground floor of Fairymead House, Bundaberg Botanic Gardens in the museum section of the home.
| Year | Population |
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| 1921 | 2,922 |
| 1933 | 3,915 |
| 1947 | 3,825 |
| 1954 | 4,131 |
| 1961 | 4,372 |
| 1966 | 4,776 |
| 1971 | 4,519 |
| 1976 | 5,227 |
| 1981 | 5,261 |
| 1986 | 5,917 |
| 1991 | 7,117 |