Shire of Aramac

Shire of Aramac Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	754 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	0.032272/km2 (0.08358/sq mi)
Established	1879
Area	23,364.1 km2 (9,020.9 sq mi)
Council seat	Aramac
Region	Central Queensland
LGAs around Shire of Aramac: Winton Flinders Dalrymple Longreach Shire of Aramac Belyando Ilfracombe Barcaldine Jericho

The Shire of Aramac was a local government area located in central Queensland about 1,100 kilometres (684 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane, between the towns of Barcaldine and Winton. It covered an area of 23,364.1 square kilometres (9,020.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Barcaldine and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.

History

Map of Aramac Division and its adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Aramac Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 841.^[2]

On 9 May 1900, part of the Aramac Division was excised to create the new Longreach Division under the Divisional Boards Act 1887.^[3]

On 27 December 1902, part of the Aramac Division was excised to create the Ilfracombe Division under the Divisional Boards Act 1887.^[4]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Aramac Division became the Shire of Aramac on 31 March 1903.^[5]

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 Aramac merged with the Shires of Barcaldine and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.^[5][6]

The Shire operated a railway from Aramac to its junction with the railway from Rockhampton to Longreach at Barcaldine^[7] from 1911 to 1975.

Towns and localities

• Aramac
• Bangall
• Cornish Creek
• Galilee
• Ibis
• Ingberry
• Muttaburra
• Pelican Creek
• Sardine
• Tablederry
• Upland
• Upper Cornish Creek

Population

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