Shire of Quilpie

Shire of Quilpie
Queensland
Location in Queensland
Population698 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.010354/km2 (0.026816/sq mi)
Established1930
Area67,415 km2 (26,029.1 sq mi)[2]
MayorStuart Mackenzie
Council seatQuilpie
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
WebsiteShire of Quilpie
LGAs around Shire of Quilpie:
Barcoo Longreach Blackall-Tambo
Barcoo Shire of Quilpie Murweh
Bulloo Bulloo Paroo
Quilpie Shire Hall, 2012

The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 67,415 square kilometres (26,029 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie.

The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire.

In the 2021 census, the Shire of Quilpie had a population of 698 people.[1]

History

Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch.[3]

The Shire was created on 17 July 1930 from parts of the Shires of Barcoo, Murweh and Paroo and part of the abolished Shire of Adavale and all of the abolished Shire of Bulloo.[4] However, on 4 July 1931, the Shire of Bulloo was re-instated.[5]

Chairmen and mayors

Chairmen

  • 1930-1933 H. J. Pegler[6]

Mayors

  • 1997–2012: P. David Edwards[7][8]
  • 2012–present: Stuart Alexander Mackenzie[9][10][11]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Quilpie includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Quilpie Shire Council operates a public library at Quilpie.[12]

Demographics

Year Population Notes
1933 1,965 [citation needed]
1947 1,931 [citation needed]
1954 2,387 [citation needed]
1961 2,534 [citation needed]
1966 2,051 [citation needed]
1971 1,685 [citation needed]
1976 1,440 [citation needed]
1981 1,430 [citation needed]
1986 1,490 [citation needed]
1991 1,406 [citation needed]
1996 1,402 [citation needed]
2001 census 986 [13]
2006 census 986 [13]
2011 census 976 [14]
2016 census 813 [15]
2021 census 698 [1]

Notable people from Quilpie

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shire of Quilpie (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Margany". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Agency ID 2448, Quilpie Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Agency ID 9651, Bulloo Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  6. ^ "History of Council". Quilpie Shire Council. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Quilpie Shire Council Annual Report 2011-2012". Quilpie Shire Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  8. ^ "2008 Quilpie Shire Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ "2012 Quilpie Shire Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Quilpie Shire Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. ^ "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.[dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Quilpie Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Shire of Quilpie (LGA)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Shire of Quilpie (LGA)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shire of Quilpie (LGA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

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