Shire of Fitzroy | |||||||||||||
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 Location withinQueensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Capricornia | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1899 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gracemere | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 5,898.7 km2 (2,277.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 10,310 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.7478/km2 (4.5269/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Fitzroy | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Fitzroy was alocal government area located in theCapricornia region ofCentral Queensland,Queensland,Australia, to the immediate west and south of the regional city ofRockhampton. The shire, administered from the town ofGracemere, covered an area of 5,898.7 square kilometres (2,277.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1899 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become theRockhampton Region. It is named for theFitzroy River, that passes along the northern boundary of the shire.
On 11 November 1879, theGogango Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under theDivisional Boards Act 1879.[2] On 6 April 1899, the section of Gogango south of theFitzroy River split away to form theFitzroy Division.[3]
With the passage of theLocal Authorities Act 1902, Fitzroy Division became the Shire of Fitzroy on 31 March 1903.[3][4]
On 15 March 2008, under theLocal Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by theParliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Fitzroy merged with theCity of Rockhampton and the Shires ofMount Morgan andLivingstone to form theRockhampton Region.[4][5]
At the time of amalgamation, the Shire of Fitzroy was the only local government area in Queensland without a library service.[6]
The Shire of Fitzroy included the following settlements:
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| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 4,256 |
| 1947 | 3,773 |
| 1954 | 3,554 |
| 1961 | 3,576 |
| 1966 | 3,590 |
| 1971 | 3,434 |
| 1976 | 3,441 |
| 1981 | 4,645 |
| 1986 | 6,406 |
| 1991 | 8,047 |
| 1996 | 9,499 |
| 2001 | 9,553 |
| 2006 | 10,310 |
Mayor of Fitzroy Don Close has been defeated by John Hopkins.
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