Shire of Bulloo explained
The Shire of Bulloo is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia.
On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities by making the following changes:
- Thargomindah, previously being the surrounding area around the town of Thargomindah, was enlarged through the incorporation of most of Bullawarra (except for a small portion in the south of Bullawarra), all of Dynevor and all of Norley.
- Bulloo Downs gained the small portion from the south of Bullawarra (the rest being incorporated into Thargomindah) and lost a small portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner.
- Cameron Corner gained a small portion of land from the west of the Bulloo Downs.
- Nockatunga was renamed Noccundra after the only town in the locality.
There were no changes to the localities of Durham and Hungerford.
In the, the Shire of Bulloo had a population of 337 people.
Geography
The Shire is located where New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia meet. In the south west corner of the shire, Cameron Corner is the point on the borders of all three states. The Bulloo Shire covers an area of 73724km2, and its administrative centre is the town of Thargomindah.
Major industries in the shire include wool, beef, opals, oil and natural gas.
History
The Shire's traditional land owners were the Galali people.[2]
Paroo Division was established on 11 November 1879 as one of the original divisions proclaimed under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.On 3 June 1880, the western part of the Paroo Division was separated to create the Bulloo Division.
On 21 June 1883, the boundaries between Diamantina Division and Bulloo Division were adjusted.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Bulloo Division became the Shire of Bulloo on 31 March 1903.
On 17 July 1930 Shire of Bulloo was abolished and absorbed into Shire of Quilpie, but was re-instated on 4 July 1931.
On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities by making the following changes:[3] [4] [5]
- Thargomindah, previously being the surrounding area around the town of Thargomindah, was enlarged through the incorporation of most of Bullawarra (except for a small portion in the south of Bullawarra), all of Dynevor and all of Norley
- Bulloo Downs gained the small portion from the south of Bullawarra (the rest being incorporated into Thargomindah) and lost a small portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner
- Cameron Corner gained a small portion of land from the west of the Bulloo Downs
- Nockatunga was renamed Noccundra after the only town in the locality
There were no changes to the localities of Durham and Hungerford.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Bulloo includes the following towns and localities:
Since April 2020, there are three former localities and one former locality name:
Amenities
Bulloo Shire Council operates a public library in Thargomindah.[6]
Chairmen and mayors
Demographics
| Year | Population | Notes |
|---|
| 1933 | 614 | |
| 1947 | 540 | |
| 1954 | 672 | |
| 1961 | 772 | |
| 1966 | 658 | |
| 1971 | 575 | |
| 1976 | 521 | |
| 1981 | 492 | |
| 1986 | 675 | |
| 1991 | 799 | |
| 1996 | 801 | |
| 724 | |
| 370 | |
| 403 | |
| 353 | |
| 337 | | |
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: 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. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- Web site: Bulloo Shire . Queensland Places . 16 October 2022 .
- Web site: 17 April 2020. Job number 19-068: Bullawarra, Bulloo Downs, Cameron Corner, Dynevor, Noccundra, Nockatunga, Norley, Thargomindah. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200423053918/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions. 23 April 2020. 28 June 2020. Recent place name decisions. Queensland Government. en.
- Web site: 22 November 2019. Proposed Locality names and boundaries for the Shire of Bulloo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200423054101/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1461881/19068-qpn1403-proposed.pdf. 23 April 2020. 28 June 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
- Web site: 17 April 2020. Locality names and boundaries for the Shire of Bulloo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200423054137/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1478742/19068-qpn1403-decision.pdf. 23 April 2020. 28 June 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
- Web site: Bulloo Shire Council. 20 September 2016. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206101738/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/bulloo. 6 February 2018. live. 6 February 2018.
- Book: Pugh. Theophilus Parsons. Pugh's Almanac for 1927. 1927. 13 June 2014.
- Web site: 2008 Bulloo Shire – Mayoral Election – Election Summary. 31 August 2010. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2017.
- Web site: 2012 Bulloo Shire – Mayoral Election – Election Summary. 28 May 2012. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2017.
- Web site: Your Councillors. Bulloo Shire Council. Bulloo Shire Council. 14 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140614231107/http://www.bulloo.qld.gov.au/councillors. 14 June 2014. live.
- Web site: 2016 Bulloo Shire Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary. 19 April 2016. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2017.
- Web site: 2020. 2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616100501/https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020. 16 June 2020. 16 June 2020. Electoral Commission of Queensland.
