Isaac Region

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = Isaac Region

| state = qld

| image = Isaac LGA Qld 2008.png

| image_upright = 0.81

| caption = Location within Queensland

| pop = 22046

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| est = 2008

| area = 58708

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.

| mayor =Anne Baker

| seat = Moranbah

| region =

| stategov = Mirani

| stategov2 =Burdekin

| stategov3 =Gregory

| fedgov = Capricornia

| logo = Issac regional council logo.svg

| url = isaac.qld.gov.au

| near-n = Whitsunday

| near-ne = Mackay

| near-e = Coral Sea

| near-se = Livingstone

| near-s = Central Highlands

| near-sw = Barcaldine

| near-w = Barcaldine

| near-nw = Charters Towers

| logo_upright = 1.2

}}

The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the Isaac Region had a population of 22,046 people.

History

Yagalingu is an Australian Aboriginal language of Central Queensland. Its traditional language region was within the local government area of Isaac Region, from the headwaters of the Belyando River south to Avoca, north to Laglan, west to the Great Dividing Range, and east and south to Drummond Range.{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/157|title=Yagalingu|author=|date=|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=30 January 2020}}

Prior to 2008, the Isaac Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas:

the Shire of Belyando;
the Shire of Broadsound (taking its name from Broad Sound);
and the Shire of Nebo.

The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect eight councillors and a mayor. The Isaac Regional Council covers an area of {{convert|58708|km2|sqmi|0}}, had a population in 2018 of 20,934 and an operating budget of A$46.0m.

The region takes its name from the Isaac River, which in turn takes its name from Queensland pioneer Frederick Isaac who accompanied the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on his first expedition.{{cite web|title=Isaac Regional Council|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/isaac-regional-council|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|access-date=5 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411020127/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/isaac-regional-council|archive-date=11 April 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Towns and localities

The Isaac Region includes the following settlements:

Belyando area:

Broadsound area:

Nebo area:

^* - The former town of Blair Athol, obliterated by the Blair Athol coal mine was within the region.{{cite web|title=Blair Athol|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/blair-athol|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|access-date=23 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424025910/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/blair-athol|archive-date=24 April 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Islands

Isaac also includes several uninhabited islands, including the Flat Isles, with Avoid Island, which is an important habitat for the flatback sea turtle.{{cite web | title=Avoid Island Nature Refuge | website=Wetland Info| publisher = Queensland Government | url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/nature-refuge-avoid-island-nature-refuge/ | access-date=2 March 2022}}

Libraries

Isaac Regional Council operates public libraries in Carmila, Clermont, Dysart, Glenden, Middlemount, Moranbah, Nebo, and St Lawrence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.isaac.qld.gov.au/libraries-contacts|title=Find your local library|website=Isaac Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131045012/https://www.isaac.qld.gov.au/libraries-contacts|archive-date=31 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=31 January 2018}}

Mayors

2008–2012: Cedric Marshall{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2008/IsaacRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2008 Isaac Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=2017-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427183333/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/IsaacRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|archive-date=2018-04-27|url-status=live}}
2012–2024 : Anne Michelle Baker{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/IsaacRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2012 Isaac Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=2017-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004854/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/IsaacRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|archive-date=2018-04-01|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/IsaacRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2016 Isaac Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=2017-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327052626/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/IsaacRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|archive-date=2018-03-27|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2020|title=2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020|url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223051226/https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2020|access-date=16 June 2020|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland}}
2024–present : Kelly Maree Vea Vea{{cite news|last=Gregg|first=Fergus|date=13 February 2024|title=Isaac council election: Mayor decided, fight for councillor positions|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/isaac-council-election-mayor-decided-fight-for-councillor-positions/news-story/4e51ca4df5632a304697ea9f3548e45b|work=The Daily Mercury|location= |access-date=6 April 2024|quote=The next mayor of Isaac Regional Council is already locked in with only incumbent councillor Kelly Vea Vea signing up for the gig.}}

Demographics

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.

width=10% \|Year ! width=22.5% \|Total Region ! width=22.5% \|Belyando ! width=22.5% \|Broadsound ! width=22.5% \|Nebo
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
1933	4,971	2,987	1,590	394
1947	5,016	3,067	1,415	534
1954	5,088	3,104	1,537	447
1961	5,367	3,253	1,539	575
1966	5,101	2,997	1,625	479
1971	7,200	4,834	1,589	777
1976	11,389	7,210	3,379	800
1981	15,522	7,700	6,908	914
1986	22,133	11,362	8,419	2,352
1991	22,188	11,082	8,472	2,634
1996	20,703	10,755	7,486	2,462
2001	19,013	9,883	6,601	2,529
2006	19,820	10,455	6,843	2,522
2016	20,940	colspan=3 style="text-align: left;" \|{{Census 2016 AUS\|id=LGA33980\|name=Isaac Region (LGA)\|access-date=20 October 2018\|quick=on}}
2021	22,046	colspan=3 style="text-align: left;" \|{{Census 2021 AUS\|id=LGA33980\|name=Isaac Region (LGA)\|access-date=28 February 2023\|quick=on}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080129083151/http://www.isaacltc.qld.gov.au/ Isaac Regional Council - Local Transition Committee]
[http://www.isaac.qld.gov.au/ Isaac Regional Council]

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Category:Local government areas of Queensland

Category:Central Queensland

Category:2008 establishments in Australia