Barcaldine Region | |||||||||||||
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 Location withinQueensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Barcaldine | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Sean Micheal Dillion | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 53,383 km2 (20,611 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,849 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.053369/km2 (0.138225/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Barcaldine Region | ||||||||||||
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TheBarcaldine Region is alocal government area inCentral West Queensland,Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which had existed for over a century.
It has an estimated operating budget ofA$21.6 million.
In the2021 census, the Barcaldine Region had a population of 2,849 people.[1]
Barcaldine Region includes the traditional tribal lands of theIningai.Iningai (also known as Yiningay, Muttaburra, Tateburra, Yinangay, Yinangi) is anAustralian Aboriginal language spoken by the Iningai people. The Iningai language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of theLongreach Region and Barcaldine Region, particularly the towns ofLongreach,Barcaldine,Muttaburra andAramac as well as the properties ofBowen Downs and catchments ofCornish Creek andAlice River.[3]
Kuungkari (also known as Kungkari and Koonkerri) is a language of Western Queensland. The Kuungkari language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries ofLongreach Shire Council andBlackall-Tambo Shire Council.[4]
Jirandali (also known as Yirandali, Warungu, Yirandhali) is anAustralian Aboriginal language ofNorth-West Queensland, particularly theHughenden area. The language region includes the local government area of theShire of Flinders, includingDutton River,Flinders River, Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia (in the Barcaldine Region),Richmond,Corfield,Winton, Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, andTangorin.[5]
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Barcaldine Region existed as three distinct local government areas:
When theDivisional Boards Act 1879 was proclaimed on 11 November 1879, what is now the Barcaldine Region was part of the Barcaldine, Aramac, Kargoolnah and Bauhinia divisions. With the passage of theLocal Authorities Act 1902, all four became Shires on 31 March 1903. A number of boundary changes took place thereafter, but by the establishment of the Shire of Jericho on 1 January 1916, the boundaries were to remain unchanged for 92 years.
In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas amalgamate. All three councils were rated as weak to moderate in terms of financial sustainability, and the three areas were believed to form a collective community of interest with the town of Barcaldine serving as a regional centre with commercial facilities and an airport. All three councils opposed the amalgamation, with Aramac putting an alternate suggestion together with theShire of Winton.[6] On 15 March 2008, the three Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.
On 22 November 2019 theQueensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns:[7][8][9]
The council is undivided, with six councillors and a mayor serving the whole region.
The Barcaldine Region includes the following settlements:
Barcaldine area: | Aramac area: | Jericho area:
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2008–2020 : Rob Chandler[10][11][12]
2020–present: Sean Micheal Dillion[13]
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The2011 census was the first for the new Region.
| Year | Population (Total) | (Barcaldine) | (Aramac) | (Jericho) |
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| 1933 | 5,905 | 2,612 | 1,679 | 1,614 |
| 1947 | 5,218 | 2,147 | 1,592 | 1,479 |
| 1954 | 5,514 | 2,200 | 1,714 | 1,600 |
| 1961 | 5,797 | 2,384 | 1,790 | 1,623 |
| 1966 | 5,435 | 2,282 | 1,652 | 1,501 |
| 1971 | 4,456 | 1,868 | 1,168 | 1,420 |
| 1976 | 4,059 | 1,780 | 1,059 | 1,220 |
| 1981 | 4,042 | 1,783 | 1,082 | 1,177 |
| 1986 | 3,981 | 1,779 | 1,097 | 1,105 |
| 1991 | 3,762 | 1,813 | 832 | 1,117 |
| 1996 | 3,594 | 1,850 | 778 | 966 |
| 2001 | 3,536 | 1,773 | 742 | 1,021 |
| 2006 | 3,264 | 1,818 | 754 | 920 |
| 2011 | 3,215 | [14] | ||
| 2016 | 2,865 | [15] | ||
| 2021 | 2,849 | [1] | ||
In cooperation withRural Libraries Queensland, Barcaldine Regional Council operate libraries inAlpha,Aaramac,Barcaldine (headquarters),Jericho, andMuttaburra.[16]
This Wikipedia article incorporatesCC BY 4.0licensed text from:"Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map".State Library of Queensland.State Library of Queensland. Retrieved30 January 2020. This Wikipedia article incorporatesCC BY 4.0licensed text from:"Guugu Yimithirr".Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map.State Library of Queensland. Retrieved28 January 2020.