South Burnett Region
| South Burnett Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 32,996 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.93653/km2 (10.1956/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,382 km2 (3,236.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Kathy Duff | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kingaroy | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
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The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
In the 2021 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The South Burnett Region covers an area 8,382 square kilometres (3,236 sq mi),[2] containing a population of 32,555[2] in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008).
The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local government.[3]
History
[edit]This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas:
- the Shire of Kingaroy;
- the Shire of Nanango;
- the Shire of Murgon;
- and the Shire of Wondai.
The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councilors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councilors and a mayor, application for this was also made.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2011 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 31,028 people.[4]
In the 2016 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,186 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.[1]
Towns and localities
[edit]The South Burnett Region includes the following settlements:
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Kingaroy area: |
Nanango area: |
Murgon area: |
Wondai area: |
Others areas:
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Libraries
[edit]The South Burnett Regional Council operate public libraries at Blackbutt, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango, Proston, and Wondai.[6]
Council
[edit]Current composition
[edit]The current council, elected in 2020, is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Brett Otto | Independent | |
| Division 1 | Roz Frohloff | Independent | |
| Division 2 | Gavin Jones | Independent | |
| Division 3 | Danita Potter | Independent | |
| Division 4 | Kirstie Schumacher | Independent | |
| Division 5 | Kathy Duff | Independent LNP | |
| Division 6 | Scott Henschen | Independent | |
Mayors
[edit]2008–present
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Council control (term) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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David Carter | Independent | 15 March 2008 | 28 April 2012 | Independents majority (2008–present) | ||
| 2 |
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Wayne Kratzmann | Independent | 28 April 2012 | 19 March 2016 | |||
| 3 |
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Keith Campbell | Independent | 19 March 2016 | 29 March 2020 | |||
| 4 |
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Brett Olds | Independent | 29 March 2020 | incumbent | |||
Past councillors
[edit]2008−present
[edit]| Year | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Division 5 | Division 6 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | |||||||
| 2008 | Barry Green | Independent | Debra Palmer | Independent | Damien Tessmann | Independent | Keith Campbell | Independent | Kathy Duff | Independent LNP | Cheryl Dalton | Independent | ||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Roz Frohloff | Independent | Gavin Jones | Independent | Danita Potter | Independent | Terry Fleischfresser | Independent | Ros Heit | Independent | ||||||||
| 2020 | Kirstie Schumacher | Independent | Scott Henschen | Independent | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Burnett Region (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "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. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Local government". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "South Burnett Region (LGA)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Burnett Region (LGA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Locate a library". South Burnett Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
