Local government areas of Queensland explained

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland, Australia, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland.__TOC__

LGAs sorted by region

Name	Council seat	Region	Year estab.	Area^[1] (km^2)	Population		Notes	Map
					(2013)^[2] ^[3]	(2018)
	Brisbane	South East Queensland	1924				Capital city of Queensland Administers the central portion of the South East Queensland agglomeration The City of Brisbane was created from the 30 October 1924 amalgamation of: the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane the towns of Hamilton, Ithaca, Sandgate, Toowong, Windsor and Wynnum and the shires of Balmoral, Belmont, Coorparoo, Enoggera, Kedron, Moggill, Sherwood, Stephens, Taringa, Tingalpa (part of), Toombul and Yeerongpilly (part of).
	Surfers Paradise	South East Queensland	1948				The Local Government (Albert, Beaudesert and Gold Coast) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 16 December 1994, resulting in the amalgamation of the Shire of Albert into City of Gold Coast at the 1995 local government elections.
	Ipswich	South East Queensland	1860
	Gatton	South East Queensland	2008				The Lockyer Valley Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Gatton the Shire of Laidley
	Logan Central	South East Queensland	1978				On 15 March 2008, Logan City expanded the northern part of the Shire of Beaudesert into its territory
	Caboolture	South East Queensland	2008				The Moreton Bay Regional Council was created from the amalgamation on 15 March 2008 of Councils for: City of Redcliffe Shire of Pine Rivers Shire of Caboolture On 21 July 2023 the Council officially changed its name to City of Moreton Bay.
	Tewantin	South East Queensland	2014				Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Sunshine Coast Region
	Cleveland	South East Queensland	1949
	Beaudesert	South East Queensland	2008				The Scenic Rim Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Boonah the southern part of the Shire of Beaudesert the Harrisville and Peak Crossing areas from the City of Ipswich
	Esk	South East Queensland	2008				The Somerset Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Esk the Shire of Kilcoy
	Nambour	South East Queensland	2008				The Sunshine Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Caloundra the Shire of Maroochy the Shire of Noosa Later, the Shire of Noosa was de-amalgamated from Sunshine Coast Region on 1 January 2014.
	Biloela	Wide Bay-Burnett	1879				On 15 March 2008, the Shire of Banana expanded Division 1 of the Shire of Taroom into its territory
	Bundaberg	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008				The Bundaberg Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Bundaberg the Shire of Burnett the Shire of Isis the Shire of Kolan
	Cherbourg	Wide Bay-Burnett	1986
	Hervey Bay	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008				The Fraser Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Hervey Bay the City of Maryborough the Shire of Woocoo Divisions 1 & 2 of the Shire of Tiaro
	Gympie	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008				The Gympie Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Cooloola the Shire of Kilkivan Division 3 (Theebine/Gunalda areas) of the Shire of Tiaro
	Gayndah	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008				The North Burnett Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Biggenden the Shire of Eidsvold the Shire of Gayndah the Shire of Monto the Shire of Mundubbera the Shire of Perry
	Kingaroy	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008				The South Burnett Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Kingaroy the Shire of Nanango the Shire of Murgon the Shire of Wondai
	Goondiwindi	Darling Downs	2008				The Goondiwindi Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Town of Goondiwindi the Shire of Waggamba the Shire of Inglewood
	Warwick	Darling Downs	2008				The Southern Downs Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Warwick the Shire of Stanthorpe
	Toowoomba	Darling Downs	2008				The Toowoomba Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Toowoomba the Shire of Cambooya the Shire of Clifton the Shire of Crows Nest the Shire of Jondaryan the Shire of Millmerran the Shire of Pittsworth the Shire of Rosalie
	Dalby	Darling Downs	2008				The Dalby Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Town of Dalby the Shire of Chinchilla the Shire of Murilla the Shire of Tara the Shire of Wambo Division 2 of the Shire of Taroom Later it was renamed Western Downs Region in August 2009.
	Emerald	Central Queensland	2008				The Central Highlands Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Bauhinia the Shire of Duaringa the Shire of Emerald the Shire of Peak Downs
	Gladstone	Central Queensland	2008				The Gladstone Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Gladstone the Shire of Calliope the Shire of Miriam Vale
	Moranbah	Central Queensland	2008				The Isaac Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Belyando the Shire of Broadsound the Shire of Nebo
	Yeppoon	Central Queensland	2014				Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Rockhampton Region
	Rockhampton	Central Queensland	2008				The Rockhampton Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Rockhampton the Shire of Fitzroy the Shire of Livingstone the Shire of Mount Morgan Later, the Shire of Livingstone was being de-amalgamated from Rockhampton Region on 1 January 2014.
	Woorabinda	Central Queensland	1986
	Ayr	North Queensland	1888
	Charters Towers	North Queensland	2008				The Charters Towers Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Charters Towers the Shire of Dalrymple
	Ingham	North Queensland	1879
	Mackay	North Queensland	2008				The Mackay Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Mackay the Shire of Mirani the Shire of Sarina
	Palm Island	North Queensland	1986
	Townsville	North Queensland	2008				The new City of Townsville was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the former City of Townsville the City of Thuringowa
	Bowen	North Queensland	2008				The Whitsunday Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Whitsunday the Shire of Bowen
	Aurukun	Far North Queensland	1978
	Cairns	Far North Queensland	2008				The Cairns Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Cairns the Shire of Douglas Later, the Shire of Douglas was being de-amalgamated from Cairns Region on 1 January 2014.
	Innisfail	Far North Queensland	2008				The Cassowary Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Cardwell the Shire of Johnstone
	Cooktown	Far North Queensland	1919
	Mossman	Far North Queensland	2014				Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Cairns Region
	Hope Vale	Far North Queensland	1986
	Kowanyama	Far North Queensland	1987
	Lockhart River	Far North Queensland	1987
	Mapoon	Far North Queensland	2002
	Mareeba	Far North Queensland	2014				Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Tablelands Region
	Napranum	Far North Queensland	1989
	Bamaga	Far North Queensland	2008
	Pormpuraaw	Far North Queensland	1987
	Malanda	Far North Queensland	2008				The Tablelands Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Atherton the Shire of Eacham the Shire of Herberton and the Shire of Mareeba Later, the Shire of Mareeba was being de-amalgamated from Tablelands Region on 1 January 2014.
	Thursday Island	Far North Queensland	1974
	Thursday Island	Far North Queensland	2008
	Weipa	Far North Queensland	1963				Administered under own Act by Rio Tinto Group
	Wujal Wujal	Far North Queensland	1987
	Yarrabah	Far North Queensland	1986
	Burketown	North West Queensland	1885
	Normanton	North West Queensland	1883
	Cloncurry	North West Queensland	1884
	Croydon	North West Queensland	1887
	Doomadgee	North West Queensland	1987
	Georgetown	North West Queensland	1882
	Hughenden	North West Queensland	1882
	Julia Creek	North West Queensland	1891
	Gununa	North West Queensland	1978
	Mount Isa	North West Queensland	1914
	Richmond	North West Queensland	1910
	Barcaldine	Central West Queensland	2008				The Barcaldine Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Barcaldine the Shire of Aramac the Shire of Jericho
	Jundah	Central West Queensland	1885
	Blackall	Central West Queensland	2008				The Blackall-Tambo Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Blackall the Shire of Tambo
	Boulia	Central West Queensland	1887
	Bedourie	Central West Queensland	1879
	Longreach	Central West Queensland	2008				The Longreach Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Longreach the Shire of Ilfracombe the Shire of Isisford
	Winton	Central West Queensland	1886
	St George	South West Queensland	1883
	Thargomindah	South West Queensland	1880
	Roma	South West Queensland	2008				The Roma Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Town of Roma the Shire of Bendemere the Shire of Booringa the Shire of Bungil the Shire of Warroo Later it was renamed Maranoa Region in June 2009.
	Charleville	South West Queensland	1879
	Cunnamulla	South West Queensland	1879
	Quilpie	South West Queensland	1930

See also

• List of former local government areas of Queensland
• List of places in Queensland by population

References

1. 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. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
2. Web site: 3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016–17. 24 April 2018 . Australian Bureau of Statistics. 10 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426213055/http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02016-17?OpenDocument. 26 April 2018. live.
3. Web site: People: Population: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018 . ABS.Stat . . 29 November 2019 . 27 March 2019.

External links

• • Web site: Local Government Association of Queensland . Local Government Association of Queensland . 5 May 2011.