Shire of Waggamba
| Shire of Waggamba Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,951(2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • 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 | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Waggamba was a local government area of Queensland, Australia 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
The Waggamba Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1176.[2] Its headquarters were in the town of Goondiwindi.[3]
In 1888, the urban area of Goondiwindi was excised from the Waggamba Division to create a separate municipality, the Borough of Goondiwindi.[3]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Waggamba Division became the Shire of Waggamba 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.[3]
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 |
Chairmen
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Waggamba (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Proclamation [Waggamba Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:998.
- ^ a b c "Waggamba Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.