22-666: West Moreton is a region of the Australian state of Queensland , consisting of the entire rural western portion of South East Queensland . It sits inland from both the Brisbane metropolitan area and the Gold Coast and to the east of the Darling Downs . Much of the region lies in the Great Dividing Range . The name appears in the names of many community organisations and is used by
44-559: Is a local government area (LGA) in the Darling Downs region of Queensland , Australia. The region runs along the state's southern boundary with New South Wales and was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe . As at 2024, it has an area of 7,088 square kilometres (2,737 sq mi). In the 2021 census , the Southern Downs Region had a population of 36,290 people. The majority of
66-516: Is centred on the coastal city of Mackay and extends some 300 km inland. It contains the Whitsunday Islands group and the coastal towns of Bowen , Proserpine , and Sarina . The coastal areas are densely covered in sugar cane farms, while the less densely populated inland areas have several mining communities. The North Queensland region is a coastal region centred on the city of Townsville and secondary inland city of Mount Isa . Townsville
88-648: Is commonly considered to be a single region. It contains two statistical regions listed above, Brisbane and Moreton. The region has a population of 3,500,000 people, or 72% of the state's population. The area contains Brisbane , the state's capital city, as well as the Logan City , Gold Coast , Sunshine Coast , Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley . The region is the major administrative and commercial centre and focus of tourism within Queensland. The Brisbane region comprises
110-454: Is not divided into wards/divisions for elections. All voters elect eight councillors and a mayor to serve a four-year term. The Southern Downs Region includes the following settlements: Warwick area: Allora area: Glengallan area: Rosenthal area: - not to be confused with Willow Vale, Queensland The Southern Downs Regional Council operates public libraries at Allora , Stanthorpe , and Warwick . It also operates
132-522: Is rich in sugar cane farms and mills and has a significant tourism industry – it includes Fraser Island , a popular tourist destination and world's largest sand island. Its population in 2008 was 276,752. The Central Queensland region borders South Australia and the Northern Territory , and contains the major centres of Rockhampton and Gladstone , the coastal areas and popular holiday destinations Yeppoon , Agnes Water and 1770 , and well as
154-463: Is the location of a major seaport handling exports from mines in Mount Isa and cattle exports from coastal and inland areas. The region also contains a bulk sugar exporting terminal at Lucinda in the region's north. Other inland towns include Charters Towers and Cloncurry , and the coastal towns of Ayr , Home Hill and Ingham . The Far North region is Queensland's largest region covering 22% of
176-742: The Australian Bureau of Statistics, although is not widely used otherwise due to the prevalence of South East Queensland in planning and other documents. The West Moreton region consists of the following local government areas . Some definitions, such as the Australian Standard Geographical Classification used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics , do not include the rural part of the City of Ipswich . Regions of Queensland The Regions of Queensland refer to
198-706: The Municipality of Allora was established under the Municipal Institutions Act 1864 . On 11 November 1879, the Clifton , Glengallan and Stanthorpe Divisions were created as three of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 . In 1886, Rosenthal was created out of parts of Glengallan. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , Warwick and Allora became Towns and
220-437: The Queensland's most popular tourist regions, containing many hotels and resorts. Each region has an airport which caters primarily to tourists. The remaining parts of the region are located inland, west of Brisbane, and are primarily rural. The Darling Downs South West region is located about 160 kilometres (100 mi) west of Brisbane and borders the states of New South Wales and South Australia . The region consists of
242-602: The Warwick area be rationalised. The Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 20 May 1994. On 25 June, an election was held for the new Shire of Warwick , and on 1 July 1994, the original entities passed out of existence. Stanthorpe was unaffected by these changes. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that Warwick and Stanthorpe amalgamate. It noted that Warwick
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#1732854818337264-548: The areas further west of the Barcaldine , Barcoo , Blackall-Tambo , Boulia , Diamantina , Longreach and Winton local government areas. Despite its vast land area of 497,714 square kilometres (192,168 sq mi), it only had a population of 200,172 (2008). The region's economy is heavily dominated by coal mining, and cattle grazing. A major aluminium smelter is located in Gladstone. The Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region
286-456: The fertile agricultural area west of the Great Dividing Range and south to the New South Wales state border, centred on the city of Toowoomba . It has an area of 410,129 square kilometres (158,352 sq mi) and contains the local government areas of Toowoomba , Goondiwindi , Southern Downs , Western Downs , Maranoa , Balonne , Bulloo , Murweh , Paroo and Quilpie . In 2008,
308-676: The former Warwick Shire is home to the Githabul people who have lived around this area for tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans in the early 1840s. The current area of the Southern Downs Region existed as two distinct local government areas: The City of Warwick came into being as the Warwick Municipality on 25 May 1861 under the Municipalities Act 1858 , a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland at its separation two years earlier. On 21 July 1869,
330-553: The four Divisions became Shires. On 23 January 1915 the Town of Allora was abolished and a new Shire of Allora was created from the southern part of the Shire of Clifton. On 4 April 1936, Warwick was proclaimed a city. On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission , created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in
352-402: The geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland . Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. Cultural and official perceptions and definitions of the various regions differ somewhat depending on
374-549: The government agency or popular group by which they are being applied. Various Queensland state government departments adopt different definitions of regions for administrative purposes. The Queensland government Trade and Investment Queensland defines seven regions. These are (roughly from south to north): Smaller regions may also exist within these defined regions, such as the Torres Strait Islands , Whitsunday Islands and South West Queensland . South East Queensland
396-503: The greater Brisbane metropolitan area, centred on the City of Brisbane and also including the Logan , Redland , Moreton Bay and Ipswich local government areas. The metropolitan area has a population of 2,360,241 (2016) It is the state's main commercial and administrative centre and contains the state's largest domestic and international airport. The Gold and Sunshine Coasts, located south and north of Brisbane respectively, are two of
418-674: The region had a population of 257,749. Economic activities include cattle grazing, cotton farming, and natural resource extraction such as natural gas and opal mining. The Wide Bay–Burnett region is located north-east of the Darling Downs and north of the Sunshine Coast , covering a region of 52,377 square kilometres (20,223 sq mi). It consists of the Bundaberg , Fraser Coast , Gympie , North Burnett and South Burnett local government areas. Major centres include Bundaberg , Gympie , Hervey Bay , Kingaroy and Maryborough . The area
440-710: The region's population was 301,256 of which 146,778 lived in Cairns. Significant industries include tourism, cattle grazing, agriculture (sugar cane and tropical fruits) and mining of both sand and bauxite. Other names for regions are in popular usage, for example by different government agencies and in various regional maps of Queensland. The state also contains smaller regions within those discussed above which are not necessarily used for statistical purposes, but which are distinct in terms of their geography, economy or demographic characteristics. Such regions in Queensland include: Southern Downs Region The Southern Downs Region
462-681: The state's area and includes Cape York Peninsula , the Torres Strait , and the Gulf of Carpentaria . The main population and administrative centre of the region is located in Cairns . Other key population centres include Cooktown , the Atherton Tableland , Weipa , Normanton , and Thursday Island . The region also consists of many Aboriginal and farming communities. The region covers an area of 380,748.3 square kilometres (147,008 sq mi) and in 2012
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#1732854818337484-499: Was the regional centre for the region, with the maximum travelling time between Warwick and any other town being one hour. Both councils opposed the amalgamation citing cultural differences and different river catchment areas and economic drivers. On 15 March 2008, the two Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect eight councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. The Southern Downs Region
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