Shire of Inglewood

Shire of Inglewood
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 2,575(2006 census)[1]
Established: 1879
Area: 5876.7 km² (2,269.0 sq mi)
Council Seat: Inglewood
Region: Darling Downs
LGAs around Shire of Inglewood:
Waggamba Millmerran Warwick
Waggamba Shire of Inglewood Stanthorpe
Inverell (NSW) Inverell (NSW) Tenterfield (NSW)

The Shire of Inglewood was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. It was located on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, about halfway between the towns of Goondiwindi and Warwick. Administered from the town of Inglewood, it covered an area of 5,876.7 square kilometres (2,269.0 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Waggamba and Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region.

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History

Inglewood Divisional Board was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Inglewood 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, the Shire of Waggamba merged with the Shire of Waggamba and Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region.

Major industries in the shire included beef cattle, grains, export fruit, olives and wool growing.

Towns and localities

Population

Year Population
1933 4,297
1947 4,057
1954 4,441
1961 4,868
1966 4,184
1971 3,645
1976 3,229
1981 3,026
1986 2,999
1991 2,952
1996 2,771
2001 2,613
2006 2,575

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Inglewood (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA33900&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 18 September 2009.