Shire of Waggamba

Shire of Waggamba Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	2,951(2006 census)
• Density	0.22021/km2 (0.57034/sq mi)
Established	1879
Area	13,400.8 km2 (5,174.1 sq mi)
Council seat	Goondiwindi
Region	Darling Downs
LGAs around Shire of Waggamba: Balonne Tara Millmerran Balonne Shire of Waggamba Inglewood Moree Plains (NSW) Goondiwindi Inverell (NSW)

The Shire of Waggamba was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. It was located on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, surrounding the Town of Goondiwindi, a separate local government area limited to the town. Administered from (although not including) the town of Goondiwindi, it covered an area of 13,400.8 square kilometres (5,174.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Inglewood and Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region.

History

Waggamba 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, Waggamba 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 Inglewood and Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region.

Towns and localities

• Billa Billa
• Bungunya
• Callandoon
• Calingunee State Forest
• Daymar
• Kerimbilla State Forest
• Kindon
• Kurumbul
• Lundavra
• Moonie
• Talwood
• Tarawera
• Toobeah
• Weengallon
• Wondalli
• Wyaga
• Yelarbon

Population

Year	Population
1933	2,468
1947	2,590
1954	2,968
1961	3,123
1966	2,895
1971	2,913
1976	2,539
1981	2,732
1986	2,757
1991	2,898
1996	2,712
2001	2,975
2006	2,951