| Shire of Kolan Queensland |
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Location within Queensland |
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| Population: | 4,563(2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2650.6 km² (1,023.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Gin Gin | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wide Bay-Burnett | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Kolan was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the west of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Gin Gin, covered an area of 2,650.6 square kilometres (1,023.4 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Isis to form the Bundaberg Region.
The major industries in the area include cattle and sugar cane.
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Kolan Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 30 January 1886, the area to the north of Bundaberg split away to form the Gooburrum Division. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Kolan became a shire 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, Isis merged with the Shires of Burnett and Isis to form the Bundaberg Region.
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 2,941 |
| 1947 | 2,502 |
| 1954 | 2,502 |
| 1961 | 2,657 |
| 1966 | 2,614 |
| 1971 | 2,673 |
| 1976 | 2,684 |
| 1981 | 2,358 |
| 1986 | 2,649 |
| 1991 | 3,018 |
| 1996 | 4,196 |
| 2001 | 4,534 |
| 2006 | 4,638 |