Shire of Perry
| Shire of Perry Queensland |
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Location within 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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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.
It is centred on the town of Mount Perry, the shire's only town.
History
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]
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 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
Joy 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.
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