Isaac Region
| Isaac Region Queensland | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Population | 22,629 (2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.384442/km2 (0.995699/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 58,862 km2 (22,726.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||
| Website | Isaac Region | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Isaac Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The new Council, located in Central Queensland, contains the entire area of three previous local government areas;
The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and a mayor. The Isaac Regional Council covers an area of 58,862 square kilometres (22,727 sq mi), contain an estimated resident population in 2006 of 20,443 and have an operating budget of A$46.0m.
History
The region takes its name from the Isaac River which in turn takes its name from Queensland pioneer Frederick Isaac who accompanied the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on his first expedition.[2]
Towns and localities
- Belyando
- Carmila
- Clairview
- Clarke Creek
- Clermont
- Coppabella
- Dysart
- Elgin
- Elphinstone
- Frankfield
- Glenden
- Greenhill
- Ilbilbie
- Kilcummin
- Laglan
- Middlemount
- Mistake Creek
- Moranbah
- Nebo
- St Lawrence
- Suttor
- Valkyrie
- Winchester
The former town of Blair Athol, obliterated by the Blair Athol coal mine was within the region.[2]
Population
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The next census, due in 2011, will be the first for the new Region.
| Year | Total Region | Belyando | Broadsound | Nebo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 4,971 | 2,987 | 1,590 | 394 |
| 1947 | 5,016 | 3,067 | 1,415 | 534 |
| 1954 | 5,088 | 3,104 | 1,537 | 447 |
| 1961 | 5,367 | 3,253 | 1,539 | 575 |
| 1966 | 5,101 | 2,997 | 1,625 | 479 |
| 1971 | 7,200 | 4,834 | 1,589 | 777 |
| 1976 | 11,389 | 7,210 | 3,379 | 800 |
| 1981 | 15,522 | 7,700 | 6,908 | 914 |
| 1986 | 22,133 | 11,362 | 8,419 | 2,352 |
| 1991 | 22,188 | 11,082 | 8,472 | 2,634 |
| 1996 | 20,703 | 10,755 | 7,486 | 2,462 |
| 2001 | 19,013 | 9,883 | 6,601 | 2,529 |
| 2006 | 19,820 | 10,455 | 6,843 | 2,522 |
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Isaac Regional Council". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 22°49′00″S 148°41′56″E / 22.81667°S 148.69889°E