Shire of Croydon
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population288 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.009763/km2 (0.02529/sq mi)
Established1887
Area29,498 km2 (11,389.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorTrevor Pickering
Council seatCroydon
RegionFar North Queensland
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
WebsiteShire of Croydon
LGAs around Shire of Croydon:
Carpentaria Carpentaria Tablelands
Carpentaria Shire of Croydon Etheridge
McKinlay Richmond Richmond

The Shire of Croydon is a local government area in western Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Croydon, covers an area of 29,498 square kilometres (11,389.2 sq mi).[1] The council consists of a mayor plus four councillors, each of whom represents the entire Shire.

History

Map of Croydon Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The area was originally settled as part of a gold rush in the 1880s, and at one time had a population of 7,000. The Croydon Division was created on 31 December 1887 under the Divisional Boards Act 1887.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Croydon Division became the Shire of Croydon 31 March 1903.[2]

At one stage the Town of Croydon was responsible for the town itself; however, this was dissolved into the Shire on 1 January 1909.[3]

Amalgamation

Croydon, like many western local government areas, was not affected by amalgamations in 2007–2008, mainly because of the large geographical size and remoteness of the shire. Despite being rated as "weak" by the Financial Sustainability Review, analysis by the Local Government Commissioners revealed this to be due to factors upon which amalgamation would have no effect.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Croydon includes the following settlements:

Libraries

Croydon Shire Council operates a public library at Croydon.[4]

Population

Year Population
1933 318
1947 167
1954 161
1961 181
1966 162
1971 236
1976 222
1981 255
1986 324
1991 281
1996 316
2001 322
2006 255
2011 312
2016 294

Chairmen and mayors

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Chairmen

Mayors

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Agency ID 6073, CroydonShire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 19 December 1908. p. 91:1196.
  4. ^ "Croydon Shire Council". Public Libraries Service. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1-876613-79-3.
  6. ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. ^ "2008 Croydon Shire – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". Electoral Commission Queensland. Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Councillor Profiles". Croydon Shire Council. Croydon Shire Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. ^ "2012 Croydon Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ "2016 Croydon Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. ^ "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.[dead link]

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