Local government areas of Queensland

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland, Australia, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland.

LGAs sorted by region edit

Name	Council seat	Region	Year estab.	Area^[1] (km²)	Population		Notes	Map
Name	Council seat	Region	Year estab.	Area^[1] (km²)	(2013)^[2]^[3]	(2018)^[3]^[1]	Notes	Map
City of Brisbane	Brisbane	South East Queensland	1924	1,343	1,131,996	1,231,605	Capital city of Queensland Administers the central portion of the South East Queensland agglomeration The City of Brisbane was created from the 30 October 1924 amalgamation of: the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane the towns of Hamilton, Ithaca, Sandgate, Toowong, Windsor and Wynnum and the shires of Balmoral, Belmont, Coorparoo, Enoggera, Kedron, Moggill, Sherwood, Stephens, Taringa, Tingalpa (part of), Toombul and Yeerongpilly (part of).
City of Gold Coast	Surfers Paradise	South East Queensland	1948	1,334	540,687	606,774	The Local Government (Albert, Beaudesert and Gold Coast) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 16 December 1994, resulting in the amalgamation of the Shire of Albert into City of Gold Coast at the 1995 local government elections.
City of Ipswich	Ipswich	South East Queensland	1860	1,094	183,688	213,638
Lockyer Valley Region	Gatton	South East Queensland	2008	2,269	37,682	41,011	The Lockyer Valley Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Gatton the Shire of Laidley
Logan City	Logan Central	South East Queensland	1978	958	300,545	326,615	On 15 March 2008, Logan City expanded the northern part of the Shire of Beaudesert into its territory
City of Moreton Bay	Caboolture	South East Queensland	2008	2,042	410,687	459,585	The Moreton Bay Regional Council was created from the amalgamation on 15 March 2008 of Councils for: City of Redcliffe Shire of Pine Rivers Shire of Caboolture On 21 July 2023 the Council officially changed its name to City of Moreton Bay.
Shire of Noosa	Tewantin	South East Queensland	2014	870	52,360	55,369	Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Sunshine Coast Region
Redland City	Cleveland	South East Queensland	1949	537	147,328	156,863
Scenic Rim Region	Beaudesert	South East Queensland	2008	4,243	38,732	42,583	The Scenic Rim Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Boonah the southern part of the Shire of Beaudesert the Harrisville and Peak Crossing areas from the City of Ipswich
Somerset Region	Esk	South East Queensland	2008	5,373	23,619	25,887	The Somerset Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Esk the Shire of Kilcoy
Sunshine Coast Region	Nambour	South East Queensland	2008	2,254	281,969	319,922	The Sunshine Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Caloundra the Shire of Maroochy the Shire of Noosa Later, the Shire of Noosa was de-amalgamated from Sunshine Coast Region on 1 January 2014.
Shire of Banana	Biloela	Wide Bay-Burnett	1879	28,550	14,948	14,291	On 15 March 2008, the Shire of Banana expanded Division 1 of the Shire of Taroom into its territory
Bundaberg Region	Bundaberg	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008	6,431	93,850	95,302	The Bundaberg Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Bundaberg the Shire of Burnett the Shire of Isis the Shire of Kolan
Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg	Cherbourg	Wide Bay-Burnett	1986	32	1,292	1,315
Fraser Coast Region	Hervey Bay	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008	7,105	100,290	105,463	The Fraser Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Hervey Bay the City of Maryborough the Shire of Woocoo Divisions 1 & 2 of the Shire of Tiaro
Gympie Region	Gympie	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008	6,884	48,491	51,586	The Gympie Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Cooloola the Shire of Kilkivan Division 3 (Theebine/Gunalda areas) of the Shire of Tiaro^[4]
North Burnett Region	Gayndah	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008	19,670	10,487	10,628	The North Burnett Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Biggenden the Shire of Eidsvold the Shire of Gayndah the Shire of Monto the Shire of Mundubbera the Shire of Perry
South Burnett Region	Kingaroy	Wide Bay-Burnett	2008	8,382	32,647	32,555	The South Burnett Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Kingaroy the Shire of Nanango the Shire of Murgon the Shire of Wondai
Goondiwindi Region	Goondiwindi	Darling Downs	2008	19,258	10,952	10,728	The Goondiwindi Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Town of Goondiwindi the Shire of Waggamba the Shire of Inglewood
Southern Downs Region	Warwick	Darling Downs	2008	7,108	35,501	35,601	The Southern Downs Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Warwick the Shire of Stanthorpe
Toowoomba Region	Toowoomba	Darling Downs	2008	12,957	159,916	167,657	The Toowoomba Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Toowoomba the Shire of Cambooya the Shire of Clifton the Shire of Crows Nest the Shire of Jondaryan the Shire of Millmerran the Shire of Pittsworth the Shire of Rosalie
Western Downs Region	Dalby	Darling Downs	2008	37,937	33,415	34,467	The Dalby Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Town of Dalby the Shire of Chinchilla the Shire of Murilla the Shire of Tara the Shire of Wambo Division 2 of the Shire of Taroom Later it was renamed Western Downs Region in August 2009.
Central Highlands Region	Emerald	Central Queensland	2008	59,835	29,782	28,645	The Central Highlands Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Bauhinia the Shire of Duaringa the Shire of Emerald the Shire of Peak Downs
Gladstone Region	Gladstone	Central Queensland	2008	10,484	62,158	62,979	The Gladstone Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Gladstone the Shire of Calliope the Shire of Miriam Vale
Isaac Region	Moranbah	Central Queensland	2008	58,708	23,284	20,934	The Isaac Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Belyando the Shire of Broadsound the Shire of Nebo
Shire of Livingstone	Yeppoon	Central Queensland	2014	11,758	35,279	37,638	Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Rockhampton Region
Rockhampton Region	Rockhampton	Central Queensland	2008	6,570	81,745	81,067	The Rockhampton Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Rockhampton the Shire of Fitzroy the Shire of Livingstone the Shire of Mount Morgan Later, the Shire of Livingstone was being de-amalgamated from Rockhampton Region on 1 January 2014.
Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda	Woorabinda	Central Queensland	1986	391	994	1,005
Shire of Burdekin	Ayr	North Queensland	1888	5,044	17,754	17,077
Charters Towers Region	Charters Towers	North Queensland	2008	68,382	12,391	11,850	The Charters Towers Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Charters Towers the Shire of Dalrymple
Shire of Hinchinbrook	Ingham	North Queensland	1879	2,807	11,613	10,805
Mackay Region	Mackay	North Queensland	2008	7,613	118,878	116,539	The Mackay Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Mackay the Shire of Mirani the Shire of Sarina
Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island	Palm Island	North Queensland	1986	72	2,529	2,637
City of Townsville	Townsville	North Queensland	2008	3,731	186,519	194,072	The new City of Townsville was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the former City of Townsville the City of Thuringowa
Whitsunday Region	Bowen	North Queensland	2008	23,819	34,119	35,050	The Whitsunday Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Whitsunday the Shire of Bowen
Shire of Aurukun	Aurukun	Far North Queensland	1978	7,424	1,350	1,382
Cairns Region	Cairns	Far North Queensland	2008	1,689	156,764	165,525	The Cairns Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Cairns the Shire of Douglas Later, the Shire of Douglas was being de-amalgamated from Cairns Region on 1 January 2014.
Cassowary Coast Region	Innisfail	Far North Queensland	2008	4,688	28,950	29,689	The Cassowary Coast Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Cardwell the Shire of Johnstone
Shire of Cook	Cooktown	Far North Queensland	1919	105,719	4,222	4,445
Shire of Douglas	Mossman	Far North Queensland	2014	2,428	11,585	12,257	Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Cairns Region
Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale	Hope Vale	Far North Queensland	1986	1,112	1,043	1,081
Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama	Kowanyama	Far North Queensland	1987	2,555	1,042	977
Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River	Lockhart River	Far North Queensland	1987	3,576	626	782
Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon	Mapoon	Far North Queensland	2002	537	293	325
Shire of Mareeba	Mareeba	Far North Queensland	2014	53,491	21,379	22,517	Re-established in 2014 after being de-amalgamated from Tablelands Region
Aboriginal Shire of Napranum	Napranum	Far North Queensland	1989	2,004	922	1,048
Northern Peninsula Area Region	Bamaga	Far North Queensland	2008	1,052	2,620	3,069
Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw	Pormpuraaw	Far North Queensland	1987	4,395	737	833
Tablelands Region	Malanda	Far North Queensland	2008	11,293	24,827	25,541	The Tablelands Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Atherton the Shire of Eacham the Shire of Herberton and the Shire of Mareeba Later, the Shire of Mareeba was being de-amalgamated from Tablelands Region on 1 January 2014.
Shire of Torres	Thursday Island	Far North Queensland	1974	884	3,647	3,848
Torres Strait Island Region	Thursday Island	Far North Queensland	2008	490	4,614	4,994
Weipa Town	Weipa	Far North Queensland	1963	10.8	3,811	4,240	Administered under own Act by Rio Tinto Group
Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal	Wujal Wujal	Far North Queensland	1987	12	289	306
Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah	Yarrabah	Far North Queensland	1986	159	2,686	2,848
Shire of Burke	Burketown	North West Queensland	1885	39,684	506	352
Shire of Carpentaria	Normanton	North West Queensland	1883	64,121	2,146	1,974
Shire of Cloncurry	Cloncurry	North West Queensland	1884	47,971	3,327	3,091
Shire of Croydon	Croydon	North West Queensland	1887	29,498	308	288
Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee	Doomadgee	North West Queensland	1987	1,828	1,400	1,507
Shire of Etheridge	Georgetown	North West Queensland	1882	39,199	864	804
Shire of Flinders	Hughenden	North West Queensland	1882	41,200	1,754	1,499
Shire of Mckinlay	Julia Creek	North West Queensland	1891	40,737	992	814
Shire of Mornington	Gununa	North West Queensland	1978	1,248	1,206	1,218
City of Mount Isa	Mount Isa	North West Queensland	1914	43,713	21,822	18,878
Shire of Richmond	Richmond	North West Queensland	1910	26,581	839	806
Barcaldine Region	Barcaldine	Central West Queensland	2008	53,383	3,232	2,852	The Barcaldine Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Barcaldine the Shire of Aramac the Shire of Jericho
Shire of Barcoo	Jundah	Central West Queensland	1885	61,830	333	267
Blackall-Tambo Region	Blackall	Central West Queensland	2008	30,537	2,214	1,863	The Blackall-Tambo Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Blackall the Shire of Tambo
Shire of Boulia	Boulia	Central West Queensland	1887	60,906	481	425
Shire of Diamantina	Bedourie	Central West Queensland	1879	94,731	299	292
Longreach Region	Longreach	Central West Queensland	2008	40,572	4,104	3,530	The Longreach Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Longreach the Shire of Ilfracombe the Shire of Isisford
Shire of Winton	Winton	Central West Queensland	1886	53,814	1,312	1,157
Shire of Balonne	St George	South West Queensland	1883	31,104	4,776	4,334
Shire of Bulloo	Thargomindah	South West Queensland	1880	73,724	396	330
Maranoa Region	Roma	South West Queensland	2008	58,705	13,515	12,791	The Roma Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Town of Roma the Shire of Bendemere the Shire of Booringa the Shire of Bungil the Shire of Warroo Later it was renamed Maranoa Region in June 2009.
Shire of Murweh	Charleville	South West Queensland	1879	40,700	4,685	4,318
Shire of Paroo	Cunnamulla	South West Queensland	1879	47,613	1,849	1,586
Shire of Quilpie	Quilpie	South West Queensland	1930	67,415	944	790