The Shire of Perry was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The Shire covered an area of 2,357.7 square kilometres (910.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1880 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
| Shire of Perry Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 445 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.18874/km2 (0.4888/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1880 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,357.7 km2 (910.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Perry | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay-Burnett | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Perry | ||||||||||||||
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Its administrative centre was the town of Mount Perry.
History
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The Perry Division was one of the original divisions created under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1664.[2] It held its first meeting on 6 March 1880.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Perry Division became the Shire of Perry 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 Perry merged with the Shires of Biggenden, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto and Mundubbera to form the North Burnett Region.[3]
Towns and localities
editThe Shire of Perry included the following settlement:
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 795 |
| 1947 | 628 |
| 1954 | 496 |
| 1961 | 455 |
| 1966 | 374 |
| 1971 | 376 |
| 1976 | 304 |
| 1981 | 309 |
| 1986 | 310 |
| 1991 | 374 |
| 1996 | 351 |
| 2001 | 426 |
| 2006 | 445 |
Chairmen and mayors
editJoy Jensen was the last mayor of the Shire of Perry. Despite leading the smallest of the six North Burnett councils, she won the mayoralty of the new North Burnett Region at the elections on 15 March 2008.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Perry (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- ^ "Proclamation [Perry Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:1003.
- ^ "Agency ID 11035, North Burnett Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1-876613-79-3.
- ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b "LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 26 April 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 18 June 2014.