Shire of McKinlay
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of McKinlay
| state = qld
| image =Mckinlay LGA Qld.png
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location within Queensland
| pop = 836
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| area = 40737
| 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|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327110730/http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|url-status=live}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
| est = 1891
| seat = Julia Creek
| mayor = Philip Roland Curr
| region = North West Queensland
| logo = McKinlay Shire Council Logo.png
| logo_upright = 1.2
| url = http://www.mckinlay.qld.gov.au/
| stategov = Traeger
| fedgov = Kennedy
| near-nw = Carpentaria
| near-n = Carpentaria
| near-ne = Croydon
| near-w = Cloncurry
| near-e = Richmond
| near-sw = Cloncurry
| near-s = Winton
| near-se = Winton
}}
The Shire of McKinlay is a local government area in outback north-western Queensland, Australia.
It covers an area of {{convert|40737|km2|sqmi|1}}, and has existed as a local government entity since 1891. The shire economy is based on beef production and mining. BHP operate the Cannington Mine in the shire, extracting silver, lead and zinc.
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the Shire of McKinlay had a population of 836 people.
History
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.{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/139|title=Wanamarra|author=|date=|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=5 February 2020}}File:McKinlay Division, March 1902.jpg The Mackinlay Division was created on 9 December 1891 out of parts of Boulia and Cloncurry under the Divisional Boards Act 1887.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Mackinlay Division became the Shire of Mackinlay on 31 March 1903.
In 1932, the spelling of the shire's name was altered to be Shire of McKinlay, as the shire was named after the explorer John McKinlay.{{cite web|title=McKinlay Shire|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/mckinlay-shire|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|access-date=18 September 2013|archive-date=14 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514202513/http://queenslandplaces.com.au/mckinlay-shire|url-status=live}}
On 24 July 1930, it was abolished and a new Shire of McKinlay was formed from parts of the Shires of Cloncurry, McKinlay, Winton and Wyangarie (Richmond).
Towns and localities
The Shire of McKinlay includes the following settlements:
Amenities
The McKinlay Shire Council operates public libraries at Julia Creek and McKinlay.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/mckinlay|title=McKinlay Shire Council|date=20 September 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205141946/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/mckinlay|archive-date=5 February 2018|url-status=live|access-date=6 February 2018}}
Chairmen and mayors
{{Expand list|date=November 2017}}
- 1927: W. M. Allison
- 2008–2012: Paul Woodhouse{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2008/McKinlayShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2008 McKinlay Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=2017-12-04|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322091949/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/McKinlayShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/McKinlayShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2012 McKinlay Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=2017-12-04|archive-date=20 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320090121/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/McKinlayShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|url-status=live}}
- 2012–2020 : Belinda Murphy{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/McKinlayShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2016 McKinlay Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=2017-12-04|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118050753/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/McKinlayShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|url-status=live}}
- 2020–present: Philip Roland Curr{{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}}
Election results
= 2024 =
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections|section=McKinlay}}
Demographics
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year
! Population ! Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1,899 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1947 | 1,633 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1954 | 1,647 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1961 | 2,132 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1966 | 1,701 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1971 | 1,582 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1976 | 1,468 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1981 | 1,477 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1986 | 1,446 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1991 | 1,306 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| 1996 | 1,423 | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
| {{CensusAU|2001}} | 1,361 | {{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA34800|name=Shire of McKinlay (LGA)|access-date=22 June 2024|quick=on}} |
| {{CensusAU|2006}} | 898 | {{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA34800|name=Shire of McKinlay (LGA)|access-date=22 June 2024|quick=on}} |
| {{CensusAU|2011}} | 1,050 | {{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA34800|name=Shire of McKinlay (LGA)|access-date=22 June 2024|quick=on}} |
| {{CensusAU|2016}} | 796 | {{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA34800|name=Shire of McKinlay (LGA)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}} |
| {{CensusAU|2021}} | 836 | {{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA34800|name=Shire of McKinlay (LGA)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}} |
References
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