| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Clifton | |
| State: | qld |
| Image Upright: | 0.81 |
| Pop: | 2549 |
| Area: | 867.5 |
| Est: | 1879 |
| Seat: | Clifton |
| Region: | Darling Downs |
| Url: | http://www.clifton.qld.gov.au/ |
| Near-Nw: | Pittsworth |
| Near-N: | Cambooya |
| Near-Ne: | Cambooya |
| Near-W: | Millmerran |
| Near-E: | Gatton |
| Near-Sw: | Warwick |
| Near-S: | Warwick |
| Near-Se: | Warwick |
The Shire of Clifton was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of 867.5km2, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.
The Clifton Division was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1382.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Clifton Division became the Shire of Clifton on 31 March 1903.
On 23 January 1915, part of the Shire of Clifton was amalgamated with the Town of Allora to create the new Shire of Allora. The Shire of Clifton continued with smaller boundaries.[1]
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 Clifton merged with the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Pittsworth and Shire of Rosalie to form the Toowoomba Region.
The Shire of Clifton includes the following settlements:
1 - split with the former Shire of Cambooya
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 3,105 | |
| 1947 | 2,760 | |
| 1954 | 2,542 | |
| 1961 | 2,572 | |
| 1966 | 2,549 | |
| 1971 | 2,378 | |
| 1976 | 2,260 | |
| 1981 | 2,188 | |
| 1986 | 2,354 | |
| 1991 | 2,301 | |
| 1996 | 2,308 | |
| 2001 | 2,327 | |
| 2006 | 2,549 |
The leaders of the Clifton Division and Clifton Shire were:[2]