| Shire of Whitsunday Queensland |
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Location within Queensland |
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| Population: | 16,955(2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1910 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2678.3 km² (1,034.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Proserpine | ||||||||||||
| Region: | North Queensland | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Whitsunday was a Local Government Area located in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Proserpine, covered an area of 2,678.3 square kilometres (1,034.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region.
The area's economy is mainly based around tourism, and sugar is the main agricultural product.[2]
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The Shire of Proserpine was established from part of the Shire of Wangaratta (Bowen) on 19 January 1910 under the Local Authorities Act 1902. On 18 February 1989, it was renamed Whitsunday due to its inclusion of the popular Whitsunday Islands.
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 Whitsunday reunited with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region.
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| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 3,934 |
| 1947 | 3,617 |
| 1954 | 4,576 |
| 1961 | 5,113 |
| 1966 | 6,274 |
| 1971 | 6,420 |
| 1976 | 7,746 |
| 1981 | 10,833 |
| 1986 | 11,581 |
| 1991 | 15,227 |
| 1996 | 16,791 |
| 2001 | 18,323 |
| 2006 | 21,533 |