Shire of Isis explained

Type:lga
Shire of Isis
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Pop:6,298
Area:1702.2
Est:1887
Seat:Childers
Region:Wide Bay–Burnett
Url:http://www.isis.qld.gov.au/
Near-Nw:Kolan
Near-N:Burnett
Near-Ne:Burnett
Near-W:Kolan
Near-E:Wide Bay
Near-Sw:Biggenden
Near-S:Woocoo
Near-Se:Hervey Bay

The Shire of Isis was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the south of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Childers covered an area of 1702.2km2, and existed as a local government entity from 1887 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region.

History

The Isis Division was established on 1 January 1887 under the Divisional Boards Act 1887, on land previously part of the Burrum Division.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Isis Division became the Shire of Isis 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 Isis merged with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Isis included the following settlements:

Chairmen

The above dates included multiple terms.

Population

YearPopulation
1933 3,778
1947 3,639
1954 4,243
1961 3,951
1966 3,718
1971 3,666
1976 3,926
1981 4,023
1986 4,082
1991 4,825
1996 5,878
2001 6,045
2006 6,663

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Pugh. Theophilus Parsons. Pugh's Almanac for 1927. 1927. 13 June 2014.
  2. Book: O'Neill, B.W.. Taming the Isis. Isis Shire Council. 1987. Childers. 288–294.