Shire of Richmond Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 806 (2018) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.030322/km2 (0.07853/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26,581 km2 (10,263.0 sq mi) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | John Wharton | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Richmond | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Richmond is a local government area in north western Queensland, Australia.
It covers an area of 26,581 square kilometres (10,263.0 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1916. It is part of the Gulf Country.
Wanamarra (also known as Maykulan and Wunumura is an Australian Aboriginal language in North West Queensland. The language region includes areas within the Shire of McKinlay, Shire of Cloncurry and Shire of Richmond, including the Flinders River area, and the towns of Kynuna and Richmond. [2]
The Shire of Wyangarie, named for a prominent grazing homestead in the area, [3] was created on 1 January 1916 out of part of the Shire of Flinders under the Local Authorities Act 1902. [4] On 24 July 1930, it lost part of its area to Shire of McKinlay. On 31 July 1954, it was renamed Richmond.
The Shire of Richmond includes the following settlements:
The Richmond Shire Council operate several services in the town including:
Year | Population |
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1933 | 1,776 |
1947 | 1,478 |
1954 | 1,586 |
1961 | 2,214 |
1966 | 1,828 |
1971 | 1,409 |
1976 | 1,442 |
1981 | 1,383 |
1986 | 1,198 |
1991 | 1,108 |
1996 | 1,179 |
2001 | 1,050 |
2006 | 902 |
2011 | 827 |
2016 | 791 |
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